Compliance and Ethical Responsibilities of Healthcare

This essay provides an overview of healthcare compliance and ethical responsibilities, specifically within the Australian context of aged care. It defines the scope of services provided to senior citizens, highlighting that the age limit for certain services may vary. The essay discusses the historical evolution of aged care in Australia, including government pension schemes and the role of the Australian Care Quality Agency in ensuring quality treatment in aged care homes. It examines the complexities of care for older people, emphasizing the need for health care professionals to make informed decisions. The essay also touches on the availability of on-site support facilities, including meal services and personal assistance, and the flexibility in services to meet the individual needs of residents. The essay concludes by mentioning the need for policy adjustments based on the effects of aging on Australian society, and discusses the role of private arrangements for retirement earnings and government incentives to prevent early retirement. The essay includes a bibliography of relevant research papers.

Running head: COMPLIANCE AND ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF A HEALTH CARE
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The aim of this essay is to give a basic summary of the support and services provided to
retired citizens in Australia. When describing a senior citizen, it must be noted that their age
should be over 65 years old. In some places the services given to the elderly does not conform to
this age limit. Some benefits like special seats in transport, which is just for the elderly is used to
people who are than 55 years of age1.
In recent years, emphasis is given to early interventions and a healthy environment for
elderly people. During the 1990s, the government of New South Wales and Victoria were
granting pensions to the people whose ages were over 65. Soon after that, the Commonwealth
government got responsibility of the payments which were within the jurisdiction of citizens
over the age of 652. Even so, the people who were over the age of 60 were incapable of handling
normal workload. The pension was then tested and from 1910 it was made available to eligible
women of over 60 years of age.
Therefore to take an initiative, proper aged care homes were introduced by the Australian
Care Quality Agency that makes sure the elderly receive the best treatment with accreditation
assessors visiting every home to interact with the staff, the residents and their families regarding
the place and check whether they comply with the set standards3.Care for older people is
1Travers, Catherine, et al. "An evaluation of dog-assisted therapy for residents of aged care facilities with
dementia." Anthrozoös 26.2 (2013): 213-225.
2Wang, Ning, Ping Yu, and David Hailey."Description and comparison of quality of electronic versus
paper-based resident admission forms in Australian aged care facilities." International journal of medical informatics
82.5 (2013): 313-324.
3Masso, Malcolm, Grace McCarthy, and Alison Kitson. "Mechanisms which help explain implementation of
evidence-based practice in residential aged care facilities: A grounded theory study." International Journal of

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complex, with the vulnerability of the relationship between the caregiver and the senior citizen,
and so health care professionals need to make proper decisions in terms of what is best for the
resident in the present but also in long-terms. Aged Care Awards is given to people that give the
best possible care to improve the lives of the residents. Awards are given for doing something
that acts as an example for other old-age homes and encourages them to better their own care and
services4. Homes can likewise self-assign their undertakings for the better practice in Aged Care
Awards. To be qualified for the honors, homes need met the set accreditation measures for in any
event the past two years.
There are many on-site support facilities which involve daily meal services. It is not
essential that the meals be prepared in situ, some arrangements can be made with another food
providing service5. There residents also have flexibility in the amount, and therefore costs for the
personal assistance they purchase. Most residents require assistance only with housework such as
heavy laundry, changing sheets and vacuuming which are physically more difficult. Some
residents just require help with shopping. Some standardization is necessary for the efficient
provision of specific support services butit is perfectly possible to offer a degree of flexibility
which enables residents to better take advantage of those services they need at that specific
time.Senior living housing can be taken only by seniors of age 65 and above, or physically
Nursing Studies 51.7 (2014): 1014-1026.
4O’Connell, Beverly, et al. "Referrals to hospital emergency departments from residential aged care facilities: Stuck
in a time warp." Contemporary nurse 45.2 (2013): 228-233
5King, Debra, et al. "The aged care workforce 2012 final report." Canberra: Department of Health and Ageing
(2013).

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handicapped people6. People living with them or staff employed to assist in administration are
provided under the policy as well. This requires that the authorities impose a condition of
consent which limits occupancy to these particular groups. Councils also push to include
occupancy restrictions in their section 149 certificates and to impose conditions related to said
consent.
Therefore from the above discussion, it can be seen policy adjustments need to be done
based on the effects of ageing on Australian society7. Insights demonstrate a pattern towards
lessening the scope of qualification for age mind benefits alongside a more noteworthy part of
private arrangements for retirement earnings. Progressive governments have made strides
intended to help diminish the rate of development of future costs on the administrations and
support of aged care8. For instance, different motivating forces are accommodated self-
arrangement of retirement wages through the superannuation framework yet changes have been
made to the conservation age for superannuation; with presentation of a benefits reward
framework giving a money impetus to the individuals who postpone their beginning of annuity
6Edwards, Christine Anne, Colin McDonnell, and Helga Merl."An evaluation of a therapeutic garden's influence on
the quality of life of aged care residents with dementia." Dementia12.4 (2013): 494-510.
7CK Tan, Edwin, et al. "Prevalence of analgesic use and pain in people with and without dementia or cognitive
impairment in aged care facilities: a systematic review and meta-analysis." Current clinical pharmacology 10.3
(2015): 194-203.
8Dwyer, Rosamond, et al. "Unplanned transfer to emergency departments for frail elderly residents of aged care
facilities: A review of patient and organizational factors." Journal of the American Medical Directors
Association 16.7 (2015): 551-562.

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and higher client pays have been acquainted with private matured care division. Directly,
approach producers are taking a gander at the arrangement of motivating forces that plan to
prevent individuals from resigning early.

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BILBIOGRAPHY
CK Tan, Edwin, et al. "Prevalence of analgesic use and pain in people with and without dementia
or cognitive impairment in aged care facilities: a systematic review and meta-analysis." Current
clinical pharmacology 10.3 (2015): 194-203.
Dwyer, Rosamond, et al. "Unplanned transfer to emergency departments for frail elderly
residents of aged care facilities: A review of patient and organizational factors." Journal of the
American Medical Directors Association 16.7 (2015): 551-562.
Edwards, Christine Anne, Colin McDonnell, and Helga Merl."An evaluation of a therapeutic
garden's influence on the quality of life of aged care residents with dementia." Dementia12.4
(2013): 494-510.
King, Debra, et al. "The aged care workforce 2012 final report." Canberra: Department of Health
and Ageing (2013).
Masso, Malcolm, Grace McCarthy, and Alison Kitson. "Mechanisms which help explain
implementation of evidence-based practice in residential aged care facilities: A grounded theory
study." International Journal of Nursing Studies 51.7 (2014): 1014-1026.
O’Connell, Beverly, et al. "Referrals to hospital emergency departments from residential aged
care facilities: Stuck in a time warp." Contemporary nurse 45.2 (2013): 228-233.
Travers, Catherine, et al. "An evaluation of dog-assisted therapy for residents of aged care
facilities with dementia." Anthrozoös 26.2 (2013): 213-225.
Wang, Ning, Ping Yu, and David Hailey."Description and comparison of quality of electronic
versus paper-based resident admission forms in Australian aged care facilities." International
journal of medical informatics 82.5 (2013): 313-324.