75+ Health Assessment
- 75+ age represents the time at which people are most likely to experience the greatest levels of disability and ill health.
- If you are or have family member 75 years old or over would benefit from 75+ health assessment..
- If you are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, you are eligible to a health assessment at any age.
- This is annual health check funded by Medicare Australia so that there is no cost to patient.
What are health assessments?
A health assessment has a few different components:
Information gathering; including past history, current and past medications, social supports, dietary intake, exercise requirements, hobbies, goals, and if appropriate pathology collection and diagnostic tools such as ECG and spirometry.
A general assessment of current health and possible future risk factors based on this information.
Initiation of referrals if necessary
Providing health coaching, information and advice
Documentation of the health assessment in your medical record, which you can access through your My Health Record, or we can provide you with a printed copy on the day
Why are health assessments important?
The 75+ health assessment is an important annual assessment. It is designed to identify and potentially prevent health issues, thereby improving quality of life. The purpose of this health assessment is to support the person to reach their health care goals, both long and short term. For example, a person might have a goal to remain independent in their own home as long as possible. In this instance we would explore what achieving that goal might look like and what (if any) interventions would need to be put in place in achieve this.
- Patient’s personal medical health issue
- Identify factors that can contribute to a person’s physical, mental health.
- Identify factors that can impact a person’s social functions and influence quality of life.
- Provided home medication review in case of multiple and complex medication regimen.
- Annual check includes blood tests, ECG, follow-up of medical condition and early referral.
- Dementia assessment and early referral if required.
- Functional assessment of daily life activities assessments (shopping, cooking, driving, banking etc.)
- Also plan for home safety/ annual immunization including influenza and pneumonia vaccine.
- Chronic Disease Health Care Plans/Heart Checks and Arthritis / Osteoporosis Care