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Over 75 Health Assessments

This is a Medicare funded assessment that your doctor can initiate for you.

A health assessment of an older person is an in-depth assessment of a patient aged 75 years and over. It provides a structured way of identifying health issues and conditions that are potentially preventable or amenable to interventions in order to improve health and/or quality of life.

The purpose of this health assessment is to help identify any risk factors exhibited by an elderly patient that may require further health management. In addition to assessing a person's health status, a health assessment is used to identify a broad range of factors that influence a person's physical, psychological and social functioning.

Components of a health assessment for a person aged 75 years and older

The health assessment must include:
  • information collection, including taking a patient history and undertaking or arranging examinations and investigations as required;
  • making an overall assessment of the patient;
  • recommending appropriate interventions;
  • providing advice and information to the patient;
  • keeping a record of the health assessment, and offering the patient a written report about the health assessment, with recommendations about matters covered by the health assessment; and
  • offering the patient's carer (if any, and if the medical practitioner considers it appropriate and the patient agrees) a copy of the report or extracts of the report relevant to the carer.
BDNH supports general practice by undertaking over 75 health assessments in partnership with General Practitioners.  For more information, contact Jane Morehen, Director of Nursing. 

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