2(a) According to Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs “A need is something that has to be fulfilled. Maslow stated that “people are motivated to achieve certain needs. When one need is fulfilled a person seeks to fulfil the next one and so on.”
Four needs of Lorraine are: social, emotional, cognitive and physical.
Lorraine’s social needs are to build and maintain relationships in her life. As a child Lorraine didn’t have many social relationships as she progressed through to adulthood because of alcohol, therefore it is imperative that she has some form of social cohesion starting from now.
Another need of Lorraine’s is cognitive. Cognitive is the way the brain works and stores information. Lorraine’s cognitive thinking …show more content…
Lorraine would have to go and live in the residential centre but she would be with people who are going through similar problems therefore being in this residential centre would improve Lorraine’s social need as well.
Positive care practice brings benefits to service users.
Three features of positive care practice are:
Legislation - Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 this promotes positive care practice as staff have to be registered to work in care services now, therefore they will be educated properly in what they are doing and will have had the correct training. “The regulator registers and inspects services against a set of national care standards. The standards are written from the perspective of a person who uses services and set out what can be expected from a service.”
The National Health Service and Community care act (1990) is a piece of legislation that underpins mixed economy of care and promotes a positive care environment as it ensures that people in need of long term care are now able to live either in their own home, with enough support or in a residential home setting.
Using values in work is another positive care