SPGMHC: Support Planning for Geriatric and Mental Health Conditions- Essay Writing Assignment

Internal Code: 1HHFG

Essay Writing Assignment:

Task: Question 1: Analyse the impacts that “Person Centered Care” may have in relation to the common geriatric and mental health conditions on the different types of health service provisions. Consider any five the following areasto focus into your analysis:

a)	General Practice	f)	Dentistry
b)	Hospital Services	g)	Podiatry
c)	Residential Aged Care	h)	Community Home Care
d)	Respite Care	i)	Independent Living
e)	Physiotherapy	j)	Psychogeriatric Care

Question 2: Assess and analyse the impacts the current legislative framework has on the geriatric services,management and geriatric support organisations to maintain the healthcare ethics,codes, and best practices. Considerthe following Acts in your analysis:

1. Code of Rights Regulations 1996
2. Health and Disability Services (Safety) Act 2001
3. Social Security Act 1964
4. Public Health and Disability Act 2000
5. Privacy Act 1993 or Human Rights Act 1993

Question 3: 750 words – 15 marks Analyse the impacts of code of ethics (Healthcare) andcode of conduct (Nursing)on eldercare andthe significance of evidence-based research (EBP) on organisational protocols, policies and practices in geriatric support organisations. Question 4: Building from your analysis and information you gathered above in relation to the support services to the individuals with common geriatric and mental health conditions (Dementia), choose to focus any one of the geriatric service provision to critically analyse at least one major gap or shortfall impacting quality care and develop a quality improvement framework using Six Sigma tools (DMAIC: Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve and Control) with an action plan to remedy the gap or shortfall, improving the geriatric service delivery and provide a justification summary for the strategic action steps you have taken into your strategic action plan.