Aged Care Nursing Rising As Our Australian Population Ages Posted By : Jesse Thompson

Age care nursing can take place in a range of aged care facilities including in the home or the community, in rehabilitation units, in hospitals and in residential care. Having this range of aged care facilities available means that older Australians can find a setting that suits their needs best, and aged care nurses can also find a setting that they are best able to work in. But let us look at these aged care facilities more closely.



When looking at community aged care services, it involves older people being visited in their home and/or in community centers based within the wider community. Nurses in this area may choose to work independently, with families and the community’s health care providers, or in multidisciplinary teams.



Rehabilitation refers to helping people to regain their optimal level of functioning after a serious medical condition or surgical experience or maintain their best level possible of functioning, health and independence. Rehabilitation is used for a number of conditions and problems, from fractures to amputations to strokes; and patients requiring multidisciplinary assessment and diagnosis will also benefit from rehabilitation.



In hospitals, acute care nurses are responsible for the care of the patients while they are admitted, and will develop a thorough understanding of the patient’s medical history and needs. When the patient’s stay in hospital is coming to an end, acute care nurses will also work together with the nurses in the community to create a plan to effectively treat the patient at home, after they are discharged from hospital.

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