SNPG956 Presentation on Policy & Practice in Care of Older People

This presentation provides an overview of housing options for older people in Australia, addressing the increasing number of individuals aged 65 years and older. It highlights the importance of independent living and self-care among the elderly. The presentation covers sheltered housing, which includes rented housing facilities like bungalows and flats maintained by local authorities, residential care homes that offer assistance with daily activities and nursing care in a home-like setting, and supported housing, a combination of services and housing that helps older people lead stable lives through funding and community services. The benefits of these housing options include comprehensive solutions to problems faced by older people, combating homelessness, providing help for illnesses and addictions, and improving health outcomes. This presentation was created for the course SNPG956 Policy and Practice in the Care of Older People.

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•The number of people aged more than 65
years has seen huge increase in recent
years.
•Most older people display a willingness to
live independently and participate in self-
care activities.
•Major efforts are being taken by the
government to create provisions for building
sheltered housing societies, where the
elderly population will be able to live
independently, and enjoy an enhancement
of their physical and psychological
wellbeing.
Sheltered
housing Supported
housing
Housing for older people in Australia
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Benefits
•The term covers a wide range of rented
housing facilities for older people that
identifies the needs of the frail and disabled
elderly population.
•Most sheltered housings exist in the form of
bungalows, and flats that are maintained by
local authorities or housing associations.
•These accommodation forms are easy to
manage
• Offers comprehensive solution to problems
faced by older people
• Helps in combating chronic homelessness
• Provides help for illnesses and addictions
• Improves health outcomes
•Combination of services and housing facilities
that helps older people to live a stable and
productive life in a cost-effective manner.
•Funding and community services help in
addressing challenges faced by the elderly.
•Works well for homeless people or those with
low income.
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n Residential
care homes
• Care centers that provide assistance to
older people for conducting basic daily
activities such as, washing, dressing, or
feeding.
• Nursing care are also provided in such
facilities.
• Home-like settings are provided to make
the elderly people feel comfortable in
the setting.