Cameron I D
Rehabilitation Studies Unit, University of Sydney, PO Box 6, Ryde, NSW 1680, Australia.
Ann Acad Med Singap. 2003 Nov;32(6):723-7.
This paper examines aged care issues and the provision of aged care services in Australia.
A Medline search and review of Australian government publications was undertaken and complemented by a review of local Australian resources.
Australia has seen major development of aged care services over the last 60 years. These services were originally focused on a residential care model, but have since evolved to become a mixed provision of services that are shaped by legislative or regulatory requirements. Geriatric health services are well-developed in some parts of Australia, with a comprehensive regional service that includes hospital-based and community-based components (including an Aged Care Assessment Team).
The rapidly ageing population in Australia is exerting pressure on the aged care system and geriatric health services. A major identified problem with available services is their fragmentation and limited co-ordination.
本文探讨了澳大利亚的老年护理问题及老年护理服务的提供情况。
进行了Medline检索并查阅了澳大利亚政府出版物，并辅以对澳大利亚当地资源的审查。
在过去60年里，澳大利亚的老年护理服务有了重大发展。这些服务最初侧重于住院护理模式，但后来演变成由立法或监管要求塑造的混合服务提供方式。老年保健服务在澳大利亚的一些地区发展良好，拥有包括医院和社区组成部分（包括老年护理评估小组）的综合区域服务。
澳大利亚迅速老龄化的人口给老年护理系统和老年保健服务带来了压力。现有服务中一个主要的问题是它们的分散性和有限的协调性。
