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Title: Myth Busting Frail Aged: Exploring Age-Related Vulnerability in Community Care Clients


1
Myth Busting Frail Aged Exploring Age-Related
Vulnerability in Community Care Clients
  • A Case Study presentation exploring the
    stereotypes of vulnerability and the implications
    for community care policy formation

2
Background
  • Framework
  • Vulnerability as an interplay of
  • risks
  • threats
  • coping capacities and
  • outcomes
  • Shröeder-Butterfill and Marianti (2006)

3
Case Study
  • Jill Smith
  • elderly
  • woman
  • widow
  • lives alone
  • wheelchair
  • arthritis
  • low income
  • financial insecurity

4
  • Theres nothing that worries me, Im never
    scared about anything. I dont think anything
    fazes me too much.

5
A closer look at Mrs Smith
  • physical factors
  • financial issues
  • social issues

6
Physical factors
  • Risks and Threats
  • poor mobility
  • unable to get herself in or out of bed
  • arthritis
  • unable to fully prepare meals by herself
  • Coping capacities
  • equipment
  • home modification
  • family support
  • formal support

7
But
  • it doesnt always work
  • family are not always suitable
  • relies on super-caring activities

8
Super-carers
  • the girls that come in, they are fantastic, but
    they have a lot of restrictions put on them. They
    know they cant do certain things, but because
    the restrictions are so tight and stupid they
    dont abide by them

9
Financial issues
  • Risks
  • low income
  • unable to physically handle her money
  • exploitation
  • Coping Capacities
  • superannuation
  • access to professional support
  • marbles

10
But
  • Additional risks with cognitive impairments
  • more opportunities for exploitation
  • primary carer stresses
  • difficulty balancing protection and independence

11
Social Issues
  • Risks
  • living alone
  • no witness/support
  • loneliness
  • Coping Capacity
  • choice respected
  • care supports
  • safe community
  • social networks

12
Mrs Smith demonstrates that
  • vulnerability is not an inevitable part of
    ageing, but a complex interplay of factors

13
What does it mean for community care?
  • Overarching factors
  • independence
  • social contact
  • poverty
  • support when mistreated
  • Need for flexible and holistic approach

14
The full report
  • is available from
  • pauline_at_tascoss.org.au
  • ph 03 6231 0755
  • www.tascoss.org.au
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