Full Adult Health Assessments are currently being offered through your local doctor free of charge.
The purpose of the assessments are to enable GP’s to undertake an holistic in-depth assessment of the health of a person in the context of their social and physical environment.
The doctor will do a basic assessment of the individuals physical, psychological and social health status and with joint identification with the patient consider the need for any preventative health care, support and/or education to improve functioning and quality of life.
The assessment is open to any Indigenous person’s aged 55 years and over and non-indigenous person’s aged 75 years and over.
You also need to be living in your home only (including retirement village) not in hospital, day hospital, or in a residential aged care facility.
Client’s may have an assessment once per year.