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Australia is one of the most advantaged aged care systems in the world. The increasing numbers of ageing population is one of the major transformations being experienced by

How have social policies and changes to the Australian welfare state affected the aged population.

| * Identified the minimum levels of care a vulnerable adult should be given in care homes

I have identified the aging population (greater than 55 years of age) in Chatham/Kent, Ontario (in a community I am familiar and work within); a population on the rise and with minimal government and Ministry of Health support that enables seniors to maintain quality of life,

After reading The Age of Dignity by Ai-Jen Poo, I realize that she brings out many good concerns and information about where our country is heading in the upcoming years. Throughout her book we discuss our golden years and the care that we should be able to receive and how crucial it is for our personal wellbeing, independence, and securing our own futures. The 85 plus age group is one of the fastest growing demographics in the US and Poo talks about the possible solutions that need to be created in our infrastructure before we have an even bigger crisis on our hands. It’s a fact that the elderly baby boomers cohort is growing faster than we can care for them, this shows that we need to implement a new system that will be able to care and support our many elders in their life, and how we can do it with financial competency and dignity.

Following secretary of state, John Reid’s statement in 2005 declaring that social care “should be about helping people maintain their independence, leaving them with control over their lives, and giving them real choice over their lives, including the services they use. Services must recognise the changing world, our changing attitudes and our ageing population”. This assignment will analyse the present affairs in the social care world and see if the UK has stepped closer to John Reid’s vision.

The purpose of this report is to critically analyse key areas of practice with regard to the Healthy Living for Seniors Program (HLSP) from the perspective of a volunteer. Uniting Care Aging is a non-profit and non-government organisation; and a ministry of the Uniting Church that provides, government, church and client funded aged care services across Australia especially for Australians who are older and vulnerable. The program workers facilitate the group five days a week between 10am-3pm. The program’s field of practice is ‘Aging’ and its major function is to link the individual, group, family or community with needed resources. Welfare practitioners’ in this program empower people and promote social justice, safety, well-being,

Literature and History of the Temple of Olympian Zeus is, it has another name.Olympieion.The Olympieion was built in 174 BCE.The Olympieion was done in 131 CE. Its unusually tall columns and ambitious layout made the temple one of the largest ever built in the ancient world.

The human species of the world are growing older, and existing longer. Research shows that the average life expectancy of humans living past the age of 80, since the 1800s to that of 2011, has increased by almost 10% per year, with women leading the way with a growth expectancy growing from that of 6.4% to that of 9.6%, surpassing their male counterpart whose life expectancy show an increase from 5.9% to that of 8.2%. As the human life expectancy increases, there also comes an increase concerns by individuals and government official alike in regards to elder care. This literature looks at what is being carried out by individuals as well as government officials to deal with the cost of living longer. We will examination approaches identified

The new eldercare service model must be one of inclusion. We can no longer afford to marginalize any group of seniors. –Author

I work at the age care and disability service of the ACT in Canberra. Firstly, in the ACT age care service, the setting of its organisation mission is mainly focus on the quality of service deliver to elderly people. These services are ranging from quality caring, healthy eating, quality beddings, quality delivering of medications and healthy environment with quality cooling and warm systems that have been installed in the organisation facility. Its location is quite good for the residents and employees to come to work on time, and size is worthy to continuing in receiving funds from the government. It population is reasonable to be manage by both private and government. ACT Disability service, is a multifaceted area of social strategy, both because of its size, diversity of the target population and the variety of individuals, organisations and governments involved in service provision. Frequent major strategy changes over the last two years have added to the difficulty of determining who is responsible for what, and with what consequences this could bring. ACT Disability services, operate in home care, and facility care all these facilities have installed cooling and warming environment most appropriate for those having disability. Its purpose is to ensure that disability is not inability for those individuals these services are provide. Thus what the

This paper focuses on aging in Australia, the different policies and services for the aging population, and provides some examples about what it would be like to age in Australia. First, it is important to understand the age care policy in Australia. There are four different components to this policy: the old-aged pension system, pursuit of the aging-in-place policy, self-funded services and supports, and residential and frail aged care. The aged care policy in Australia is “built on the premise of independence and individualization and assumes that older people will remain in the community for as long as they are able to” (Gray & Heinsch, 2009, p. 108). In order to

In the documentary, when the 1950’s were discussed, drug addiction was depicted as an illness and to be treated by a doctor. The person that suffered the addiction was not blamed or seen as a criminal. Addiction was looked at as a public health issue but, today it is a crime issue because of the impact that “The War on Drugs” has had on America’s population. It has been shoved down our throats over the years since The War on Drugs campaign began that drugs, dealers and addicts are the enemy, America’s enemy.

One of the greatest challenges of the twenty first century will be the tremendous increase in the number of older adults throughout the world. Elderly people are the most rapidly increasing age group in Canada. In 2000 there was about 3.8 million Canadians were 65 years older. Statistics of Canada projects that by 2021, it will get doubled (Hick S., 2010, p.270). It is sure that this demographic trend will affect most part of our society, especially the health care needs and the delivery of health services. There will be a huge increase in the issues that affect the older Canadians. It is important that future health care professionals especially the social Service workers should be prepared to meet the needs of the increasing aging population across the globe. This paper examines the main problems faced by senior population in Canada, the different social work theories related to ageism and the different roles, values, knowledge and responsibilities needed for gerontological social work practice.

Growing up I had heard the word suicide but never truly new what they meant I was 8 when I found out what it meant. I had heard the word for the first time when I was at the cemetery visiting family member's graves. I had walked away from my parents for a second to go see this head stone that caught my eye. I walked down there to find out that it was a boy he was 18 when he died. I thought that was strange that he died at such a young age. I asked my mom what had happened to him. That's when I found out what suicide was. My mom explained that he had took his life because he got bullied in school and it drove him to kill himself. It was one of the saddest stories I had ever heard and problems will ever hear.