Healthcare Report: Australian Aged Care System and Abraham's Case

This report provides an analysis of the Australian healthcare system, specifically focusing on aged care services, using the case study of Abraham Chatzkel, a client at the Lotus Compassionate Aged Care Facility. The report outlines the facility's position within the Australian healthcare system and ho...Read More

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The present paper is based on the case study of Abraham Chatzkel who is a client at the
Lotus Compassionate Aged Care Facility. The paper provides a brief description of where the
facility sits within the Australian healthcare system. It further accounts of how economic and
political ideology of the Australian healthcare system facilitates Abraham’s residence and care at
the facility. Description of how community inclusion and participation might play an important
role in the care process is provided. Lastly, the ways in which the client might be offered care to
empower him and promote his independence are mentioned.
The Lotus compassionate aged care facility is aligned with the segment of the Australian
healthcare system that lays the provision for aged care systems offering a range of options for
meeting the diverse care needs of each individual. The desire and preference of many older
Australians to remain in their own homes through the later stages of life has led to the augmented
focus on the provision of aged care services in many community settings. The provision of aged
care facility in the country encompasses a wide range of support and services to enhance quality
of living of individuals in a safe environment (Croft & Croft, 2018).
The political and economic ideology of the Australian healthcare system of the country
facilitates Abraham’s residence and care at the facility. Support and services for aged individuals
in Australia are supported by a number of government programs along with support from the
voluntary sectors. The ideology of the healthcare system is to provide adequate support to those
who are disabled and frail. In the past few years, policy changes in the country have given
increased attention on early interventions provided to the aged combined with ‘ageing in place’.
This implies that the key motive is to keep older population out of residential facilities for as
long as possible. Cost-effectiveness of this notion is to be mentioned in this regard. The approach
is cost effective from the government point of view (Duckett & Willcox, 2015).

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Community inclusion and participation would play an important role in the care of
Abraham at the facility. Group activities carried out at the facility would ensure social
connectivity for Abraham. Activities such as music, singing, outings and puzzle solving would
help in establishing social bonds. The underlying principle would be likelihood of increased
social communication through tasks. The social nature of the activities along with the need of
gaining control over perceptions would enhance social interactions. The aim would be to
enhance the self esteem of the population together with the emotional well being. The activities
would enable an opportunity to perceive pleasure and enjoyment (Harvey & Kitson, 2015). It is
crucial that individuals from different backgrounds are to be included in groups for fostering
cross-cultural communication. Meaningful personal relationships lead to happiness, and
individuals grow a sense of control, all of which are related to better quality of life, positive
energy and emotional well-being (Wegleitner et al., 2015). Being sensitive to the cultural
background of the client is necessary for ensuring a safe environment within which care can be
delivered.
Abraham is to be offered care for empowering him and promoting his independence. The
objective would be to empower the client to have maximal control over life. This can be
achieved through enabling Abraham to be involved in the decisions taken regarding his care. a
positive view is to be taken to make the client realize that he holds immense potential to achieve
better health outcomes (Walker & Paliadelis, 2016). In relation to promotion of independent
living skills it is to be mentioned that the client is to be given ‘just enough support’ for
promoting his ability to carry out activities by them as far as possible. Support is to be given for
maximizing the self-care skills and coping abilities. Abraham is to be supported to exercise
choice, and if he is deemed to be able to make own decisions then the right is to be upheld by the

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care giver. A focused approach to risk-taking would be crucial for maintaining the balance
between personal autonomy of the client and optimal quality care delivery. Unnecessary
deteriorations in the ability of the client to live in an independent manner are to be avoided at all
costs (Temple et al., 2017).
In conclusion, the Lotus compassionate aged care facility is a part of the Australian
healthcare system that looks into aged care system for those in need. The political and economic
ideology of the Australian healthcare system of the country influences Abraham’s care process at
the facility. Community inclusion and participation is to be fostered at the facility through
various culture sensitive activities. The client is to be empowered through ‘just as needed’
support and counseling to promote his independence at the facility.

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References
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Walker, H., & Paliadelis, P. (2016). Older peoples’ experiences of living in a residential aged
care facility in Australia. Australasian journal on ageing, 35(3).
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