DEM 204
Latitia Wheatley
DEM 204 Understand and implement a person centered approach to the care and support of individuals with dementia
1.1 Describe what is meant by a person centered approach.
A person centered approach involves recognising a person's individuality, their personal history as well as their personaity. It respects the individuals needs, values and preferences. It seeks to understand the world from the individual's perspective. It enables individual's to recieve the care and support they need, in a person centered way and to be part of deciding the care that they will recieve. Person centered care is good pracitce and helps to ensure that the correct and agreed care and support is given to each individual. No individual is the a same and by having a person centered approach, it ensures that everyone is not treated the same, but in a way that respects their needs, wishes, preferences and values. Working to a person centered approach is essential in dementia care. It will help to maintain the individual's self-identity, self respect and dignity. Person centered approaches involves hierarchy of needs, physiological needs, safety needs, social needs, self-esteem needs, self-actualisation and promoting wellbeing. Person-centred care also means treating resident with dementia with dignity and respect.Person centered care should be supported by relatives as well as all staff. All staff should follow the philosophy of person centered care as it aims to bring out the best in people with dementia.
1.2 Describe how a person centered approach enables individuals with dementia to be invloved in their own care and support.
A person centered approach enables individuals with dementia to be invloed in the care and support that they recieve. It looks at each person as an individual and is centered on the individuals own preferences, wishes, needs and values. It enables the individuals to chose the care and support package that they wish to recieve and puts
DEM 204 Understand and implement a person centered approach to the care and support of individuals with dementia
1.1 Describe what is meant by a person centered approach.
A person centered approach involves recognising a person's individuality, their personal history as well as their personaity. It respects the individuals needs, values and preferences. It seeks to understand the world from the individual's perspective. It enables individual's to recieve the care and support they need, in a person centered way and to be part of deciding the care that they will recieve. Person centered care is good pracitce and helps to ensure that the correct and agreed care and support is given to each individual. No individual is the a same and by having a person centered approach, it ensures that everyone is not treated the same, but in a way that respects their needs, wishes, preferences and values. Working to a person centered approach is essential in dementia care. It will help to maintain the individual's self-identity, self respect and dignity. Person centered approaches involves hierarchy of needs, physiological needs, safety needs, social needs, self-esteem needs, self-actualisation and promoting wellbeing. Person-centred care also means treating resident with dementia with dignity and respect.Person centered care should be supported by relatives as well as all staff. All staff should follow the philosophy of person centered care as it aims to bring out the best in people with dementia.
1.2 Describe how a person centered approach enables individuals with dementia to be invloved in their own care and support.
A person centered approach enables individuals with dementia to be invloed in the care and support that they recieve. It looks at each person as an individual and is centered on the individuals own preferences, wishes, needs and values. It enables the individuals to chose the care and support package that they wish to recieve and puts