Aged Care Services - Primary Health Care Approach - Older People - Health Report Writing Assessment

Aged Care Services - Primary Health Care Approach - Older People - Health Report Writing Assessment

Assessment Task:

Primary health care for older people involves a holistic and broad approach to help prevent disease and disability as well as support older people to remain engaged active contributors to society. In this report you are required to:

– explain and analyze the way governments have structured aged care services using a primary health care approach.
– discuss the way older people are supported to be in control of the services and care they receive.

• Topic 1: An explanation of the way governments have structured aged care services using a primary health care approach. 
• Topic 2: An analysis of the way governments have structures aged care services using a primary health care approach. 
• Topic 3: A discussion of the way older people are supported to be in control of the services they receive and actively participate in society.

TOPIC 1: An explanation of the way governments have structured aged care services using a primary health care approach. 
The explanation could include:
• The country you have chosen to cover: (Australia)
• The structure of aged care services (How aged care services are structured in Australia)
• Connect the structure of these aged care services to a primary health care approach- (explain well, how primary health care approach is connected with the structure of aged care services). (write about positive aspects and negative, if any.)

Topic 2: An analysis of the way the government has structured aged care services using a primary health care approach. (200 words) Whether the services of aged care are structured using PHC is effective? (Critical Analysis required)

•  PHC through the different levels of aged care services, some are government-funded, co-payments, older person funded, etc.
•  is it working??
•  weather everyone accessing these services?
•  is it affordable to everyone??
•  is there any problem in accessing these services?

Identifying any Positives and negatives in the way the services have been structured in the context of a primary health approach.
Suggestions to make it better (Not important)
Make a final statement whether it is structured effectively?

Topic 3: A discussion of the way older people are supported to be in control of the services they receive and actively participate in society. 400 words)

• How consumer-directed care is effective as a primary health approach.
• Explain primary health approach as a strategy to empowerment, preventive health (not on only focusing on directed care services)
• Discussion of the positive strategies that have been used to ensure old people are supported to be in control of the services (Level of control) & care they receive.
• Discussion of the way older people may not be supported to be in control of the services and care they receive.
• Older People are encouraged to participate in activities within the control of aged care services.