Welcome This assignment workbook is designed to cover all the requirements of the ERR component of your apprenticeship. It will look at what your employment rights are and the responsibilities you have to your employer. The only assessment you will be required to do is to fully answer all the questions at the end of this workbook and pass this to your assessor to mark. The workbook will contain most of the information you will need to answer these questions‚ but you will be required to gather
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Are the current laws governing nursing homes effective enough for the safety of residents? I am conducting research in order to better understand what my parents and eventually myself will be exposed to. My parents are getting to the age that my wife and I will have to make a decision to care for them or place them in a nursing home. This decision partly scares by reading various articles about treatment of residents. I recently read an article about Maine nursing homes in the Bangor Daily News
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condition of Alzheimer’s disease has advanced and he has become progressively uninhibited. His behaviour has caused the staff to question Peter’s placement at the care home‚ as some of the other residents are beginning to become troubled and distressed by his behaviour. Some staff feel that with the number of residents needing attention‚ Peter’s needs require more time than they have to give. However Peter’s family are resolute in their decision for him to remain at Parkside. ‘Ethics’ are defined
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positive experiencing for uses of social care services Case study Jean is a care worker in a residential care home. Her job is to provide care for the physical‚ social and emotional needs of the residents she works with‚ as well as liaising with a variety of people who are linked with the residents. Mary is 86 and recently widowed‚ at which time she moved into the care home where Jean works. Mary has a large family who visits regularly and play an active part in her care plan. She suffers from
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Learning outcome 1 know the statutory responsibilities and rights of employees and employers within own area of work 1.1 List the aspects of employment covered by law Here is a list of the aspects of employment covered by law; The Disability Discrimination act The Discrimination Act The Sex Discrimination Act Human Rights of older people in healthcare Data Protection Act RIDDOR 1995 1.2 List the main features of current employment legislation Here is a list of some of the main features
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Title: 216 Support independence in the tasks of daily living Level: 2 Credit Value: 5 GLH 33 1. Understand principles for supporting independence in the tasks of daily living 1.1 Explain how individuals can benefit from being as independent as possible in the tasks of daily living Active participation promotes independence in the tasks of daily living as this gives the client the confidence and independence needed to complete tasks by themselves without the support of others. Daily living tasks
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for care of residents. Nursing home staff should be knowledgeable about the resident’s quality of care and should be licensed to perform the care that is given. Possible Tort Liability: Resident that wanders. These residents are the one the always are trying to find a way out of the building. They can walk independently or they can propel themselves around the facility. They are at risk for elopement. These residents can get out by visitors or let themselves out. These residents should be watched
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Volunteering at church‚ nursing homes‚ and schools are other ways I feel like a make a difference. I volunteer at my church when we have dinners or activity functions with the members. Going to nursing homes to read or do activities with the resident has been a big volunteer project for me. Helping others has always been my passion. Giving the gift of caring‚ showing love‚ giving help to other in the time of need‚ and showing respect to others shows my character in many ways. I will always
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Risk and Quality Management Assessment Summary Risk management is the practice of measuring risk and creating strategies to accomplish the risk. In ideal risk management‚ an arrangement process is shadowed whereby the risks with the maximum loss and extreme probability of happening are controlled first. However‚ the procedure can be hard‚ and maintaining between risks with high possibility of occurrence but lower loss and risks with high loss but lower possibility of occurrence can often be mismanaged
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THE ELDERLY SHOULDN’T LIVE IN OLD FOLKS’ HOMES Lately the trend of sending the elderly to the old folks’ home is increasing tremendously from time to time especially those who are bed-ridden and weak due to sickness. Moving an elderly parent into a residential care or old folks’ home is a major decision and not one to be taken lightly. There are financial‚ welfare and psychological aspects to be considered and very often it is a last resort. Sending elderly parents to a care or nursing home
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