discussion with an older person about their experiences of the ageing process.
Task: This essay is based on a discussion with an older person about their experiences of the ageing process. Following this discussion, your essay will outline the person’s needs (from their perspective) and then the key supports you could put in place to enhance their support and to enable healthy ageing. The steps involved are described below:
Step 1: Think about 1 older person who you could have a conversation with (for those who do not have anyone they know locally, a conversation over the phone is fine)
Step 2: Outline the purposes of this assignment to the older person to see if they would be happy to participate. Please refer to the information sheet provided on UTS Online to assist this step.
Step 3: Have a discussion (and take brief notes) with the older person based around a few key questions (you can adapt or expand on these):
1. Could you tell me about yourself and any changes you have noticed as you have grown older?
2. What are some of the best things about growing older for you?
3. What are some of the hardest things you have found in relation to growing older?
4. What is important for you now and into the future? Do you foresee any need for support in achieving these goals?
5. Is there anything else you would like to tell me about your health and wellbeing?
Step 4: Immediately following this discussion, write a detailed summary of the conversation for your records. Please attach a one page summary of this as Appendix 1 to your essay (not included in the word count).

Step 5: Commence writing your essay covering the following key areas:
? Introduction: Outline person centred assessment and how you plan to demonstrate this approach within your essay. Also outline why this is important in relation to aged care.

? Critical reflection of your discussion with an older person: this should contain evidence of the consideration of the principles of person centred assessment around the narrative gained from your discussion. Following this, you should outline the key issues (positive or negative) identified from the older person’s perspective.

? Critical review of current literature: this should contain evidence of analysis of various viewpoints and research findings in relation to the issues described by the older person (if they describe many, just choose at least 2 to work with for this essay). A minimum of six (6) high-level journal papers published since 2004 is necessary for an adequate literature review. All articles must be outlined within a summary table using the headings provided below (NB: a template using these headings is available on UTS Online):
o Authors / Study design / Sample / Intervention / Findings and Implications
o Please attach this summary as Appendix 2 to your essay (NB: this summary table is not included in your word count)

? Discussion: this should describe how to implement care based on the information provided from your discussion and the literature reviewed. You should consider what key supports you could put into place for this older person, inclusive of a multidisciplinary team involvements and how you could best support healthy ageing for this person. Recommendations for evidence based best practice should be discussed. The setting of care (community, hospital or residential aged care) must be outlined and any challenges that exist in relation to implementing your care plan in this setting. Furthermore, possible ways to manage these challenges should be provided.

? Conclusion: this should tie together your main arguments made above.

Assignment purpose
The purpose of this assignment is for students to demonstrate their ability to identify and describe issues of concern for an older person, access and critically analyse the literature, select appropriate articles and prepare a critical analysis of the topic area. This will enable students to adopt and incorporate evidence based interventions in future practice. In addition, students will be able to demonstrate their ability to write clearly and succinctly to reflect their understanding of the topic. Students will receive feedback as per the marking criteria and within the paper.

Submission process
This essay (including summary table) is to be submitted via Turnitin. Please review the similarity match and if this is high, revise your paper accordingly prior to your final submission.
Feedback
Online marking will be completed and feedback provided online approximately 3 weeks after submission for those who submit on the due date.
Criteria HD (85-100%) D (75-84%) C (65-74%) P (50-64%) Z (<50%)
Person centred care evident in the summary of discussion (Appendix 1) and throughout essay
Exceptional evidence of a person centred care approach within summary of discussion and throughout essay Excellent evidence of a person centred care approach within summary of discussion and throughout essay Good evidence of a person centred care approach within summary of discussion and throughout essay Adequate evidence of a person centred care approach within summary of discussion and throughout essay Unsatisfactory evidence of a person centred care approach within summary of discussion and throughout essay
Critical reflection that utilises face to face discussion to generate an accurate outline of the key issues for this older person Exceptional critical reflection of the discussion provided with accurate articulation of the key issues for this older person supported by evidence from the discussion (Appendix 1). Excellent critical reflection of the discussion provided with accurate articulation of the key issues for this older person supported by evidence from the discussion (Appendix 1). Good reflection of the discussion provided with articulation of the key issues for this older person supported by evidence from the discussion (Appendix 1). Adequate reflection of the discussion provided with articulation of some of the key issues for this older person supported by evidence from the discussion (Appendix 1). Unsatisfactory reflection of the discussion provided with little or no articulation of the key issues for this older person supported by evidence from the discussion (Appendix 1).
Literature analysed accurately (template provided) to critically review the literature in relation to the key issues for this older person
Exceptional analysis and critique of a relevant range of literature. Clarity of expression and structure evident.
Excellent analysis and critique of a relevant range of literature. Clarity of expression and structure evident. Good analysis and critique of a relevant range of literature in accordance with the assessment guidelines. Clarity of expression and structure evident. Adequate analysis and critique of a relevant range of literature in accordance with the assessment guidelines. Unsatisfactory analysis and critique of a relevant range of literature that does not meet assessment guidelines. Poor clarity of expression and structure.
Evidence integrated from both the discussion and literature to develop and justify an appropriate person centred plan of care Exceptional integration of evidence from the discussion with the older person and of high quality and current journals to inform person centred care planning. Excellent integration of evidence from the discussion with the older person and of high quality and current journals to inform person centred care planning.
Good use of evidence from the discussion with the older person and current journals to inform person centred care planning.
Adequate use of information from the discussion with the older person and current literature to inform person centred care planning.
Unsatisfactory use of information from the discussion with the older person and of current journals to inform person centred care planning.
Implementation of the plan of care outlined and clearly related to the specific setting of care for this older person. Exceptional outline of how to implement the identified plan of care in the context of the setting for this older person. Exceptional involvement of a multidisciplinary team evident. Excellent outline of how to implement the identified plan of care in the context of the setting for this older person. Excellent involvement of a multidisciplinary team evident. Good outline of how to implement the identified plan considering setting of care. Involvement of a multidisciplinary team evident. Relevant outline of how to implement the identified plan of care. Limited or no involvement of a multidisciplinary team evident. Unsatisfactory outline of how to implement the identified plan of care.
Key challenges in implementing the care plan discussed and management strategies for these outlined. Exceptional discussion of relevant challenges that may exist in relation to the implementation of care and ways these could be managed. Excellent discussion of relevant challenges that may exist in relation to the implementation of care and ways these could be managed. Good discussion of challenges that may exist in relation to the implementation of care and ways these could be managed. Little or no discussion of challenges that may exist in relation to the implementation of care and ways these could be managed. Unsatisfactory discussion of challenges that may exist in relation to the implementation of care .

NB: Accurate referencing according to UTS policy using the ‘Harvard (UTS)’ style is expected for successful completion of this assessment.

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