No one can doubt that sexism and racism revolutionised the way people and institutions in our society had to rethink relations between dominant groups and women, black and Indigenous people. Women are now found, for example, in large numbers in medical schools and general practitioner (GP) practices, businesses and government. They hold key positions of power such as vice chancellors of universities, chief executive officers of large multi-national corporations, ministerial cabinet positions and so on. Legislation makes it illegal to discriminate on the basis of gender, race/ethnicity and sexual orientation (see Chapter 4). Forms of oppressions, such as domestic violence and segregation, have been given public exposure and both legal and political measures have been put in place to reduce the effects of such oppressions on the lives of social minority groups.

When you have completed this chapter you will be able to: • explain the major components of aged and community care funding; • identify the funding mechanisms designed to ensure aged and community care availability to all, irrespective of socio-economic circumstances; • explain the composition of the Resident Classification Scale (ReS) and its importance to aged-care funding; • explain the difference between 'a hiqh-care resident' and 'a low-care resident' and the implications from a funding perspective; • understand the financial commitment required by the government and the cafe recipient towards the cost of care, • identify the role of asset and income tests in determination of a care recipient's financial commitment; • calculate the daily funding available to a care provider, based on the care needs and other characteristics of the resident population; • calculate the maximum accommodation payment receivable trauma care recipient; • understand the relationship between funding and the likely costs of operating aged and community care programs; and • understand the increasing importance of community care from both a social and financial perspective.

This chapter provides an overview of the definition and measurement approaches for some of the key terms such as 'quality of life' and 'active ageing', followed by a discussion of the link between ageing and health promotion using a variety of examples from past research into these issues. The principles and issues in provision of health promotion for older adults are discussed to assist readers to develop skills in developing health promotion programs for older population subgroups.