Aging is defined as the time-related deterioration of the physiological functions that are necessary for survival (Song & Tang, 2019).
With aging, an individual loses the capacity to work and carry out daily life activities.
To meet the needs and give quality of care important is to provide culturally safe practices (Fuster 2017).
Concept of Ageism
Ageism refers to the stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination that are seen towards others or oneself based on age.
It is defined as discrimination against seniors and is patterned on sexism and racism.
It seems to be applied to older people. It affects physical and mental health and in worse cases, it results in earlier death (Song & Tang, 2019).
Impact of Biases in Healthcare Services
Biases in healthcare can lead to a lower quality of healthcare among people from certain groups.
The direct impact will be seen as receiving an incorrect diagnosis, experiencing delays in treatment or avoiding treatment altogether (Moloney et al., 2018).
Age-based biases may lead to a lower quality of healthcare for older adults. It will also increase the involved cost in the care of older adults.
Views on Ageing (Comparison and Contrast of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse)
In population, aging seems to be a rapid process that is making the population suffer from multiple chronic diseases.
In Australia, Australian Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders are ageing at a faster rate than the non-indigenous population (Stone & Bryant, 2018).
The life expectancy gap is approximately 10 years between the Aboriginals and the rest of the population.
Views on the Ageing of CALD Groups:
In Australia, the Aboriginal ageing population will be required the culturally safe practices.
The population displays the need to provide the right, dignified and respectful healthcare practices.
In New Zealand, the Maori community will be facing the issue of economic and social obstacles.
Challenges and issues arise due to the behaviour of society and social isolation (Yu & Qian, 2018).
In Australia, the Aboriginal ageing population will be required the culturally safe practices. The population displays the need to provide the right, dignified and respectful healthcare practices.
In New Zealand, the Maori community will be facing the issue of economic and social obstacles. Challenges and issues arise due to the behaviour of society and social isolation (Yu & Qian, 2018).
It is noticed that to provide the right healthcare practices culture, ethnicity and history need to be considered.
Australian Aged Care Quality Standards in Healthcare Services
According to the Australian aged care quality standards, the intention is to assist aged care services to implement and maintain compliance with the quality standards.
As per standard 1, consumer dignity and choice is primary which highlights the importance of consumer acting independently.
The standards foster social inclusion, health and wellbeing.
Apart from this standard 4 focuses on services and supports in daily living (Commonwealth of Australia. 2022).
Two Strategies That Enhance the Dignity in Healthcare:
Involvement in decision-making related to their care. It will involve the day-to-day care and give a sense of respect.
Taking the preferences of the client will lead to the opinion and preferences being respected.
Respecting personal spaces and possessions between a nurse and a client will lead to a successful partnership. In the case of CALD groups, it is found that addressing their cultural beliefs is important (Oppert et al., 2018).
Conclusion
With the above facts and information, it is seen that ageing is a physiological process that significantly impacts the capacity of an individual. In the case of the CALD group, ageing seems to be a faster process as there are multiple challenges present.
References
Commonwealth of Australia. (2022). Quality Standards. https://www.agedcarequality.gov.au/providers/standards#:~:text=Standard%206%20requires%20an%20organisation,a%20complaint%20or%20give%20feedback.
Fuster, V. (2017). Changing demographics: a new approach to global health care due to the aging population. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 69(24), 3002-3005. https://www.jacc.org/doi/full/10.1016/j.jacc.2017.05.013
Moloney, W., Boxall, P., Parsons, M., & Cheung, G. (2018). Factors predicting Registered Nurses’ intentions to leave their organization and profession: A job demands‐resources framework. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 74(4), 864-875. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13497
Oppert, M. L., O'Keeffe, V. J., & Duong, D. (2018). Knowledge, facilitators and barriers to the practice of person-centred care in aged care workers: a qualitative study. Geriatric Nursing, 39(6), 683-688.
Song, P., & Tang, W. (2019). The community-based integrated care system in Japan: Health care and nursing care challenges posed by super-aged society. Bioscience trends, 13(3), 279-281. https://doi.org/10.5582/bst.2019.01173
Stone, R. I., & Bryant, N. (2018). The impact of health care reform on the workforce caring for older adults. The Affordable Care Act, 98-115. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.
You, P., & Qian, S. (2018). Developing a theoretical model and questionnaire survey instrument to measure the success of electronic health records in residential aged care. PloS one, 13(1), e0190749. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0190749
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