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    Implement person centred approaches in health and social care 1.1 Define person-centred values. 1.2 Explain why it is important to work in away that embeds person centred values. The underlying purpose of “Person-centred values” is to ensure that the individual needing care is placed at the very centre of the decision making process about their life‚ the services and support they want and need. Therefore‚ under this strict system‚ the person is always placed at the very centre of the planning

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    CAITLYN DALY The essay Persons and Others written by Lorraine Code reviews and responds to specific issues and details in the novel As We Are Now by May Sarton. As We Are Now is a novel about the struggles the elderly face when that time comes. The story is told from Miss Caro Spencer’s point of view‚ beginning when she is brought and left at a mediocre nursing home for the elderly. She tells about hardships of growing old from the mental‚ emotional and physical troubles. Caro is forced to stay

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    systemic diseases has been associated with poor oral health; among them‚ respiratory infections in elderly persons. With increasing age‚ many elderly adults suffer a decline in physical‚ psychological and mental abilities which may necessitate admission into full-time care (De Visschere‚ de Baat‚ Schols‚ Deschepper‚ & Vanobbergen‚ 2011). As frailty increases‚ the elderly is less able to care for themselves which may lead to a decline oral health‚ which‚ in turn‚ is recognised as a risk factor in

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    As the U.S. population ages‚ older adults with chronic pain are increasing dramatically. Research has found that 50 percent of the elderly who live on their own and 75-85 percent of the elderly in care facilities suffer from chronic pain (NIH Medline Plus‚ 2011). Nonetheless‚ most elders with chronic pain do not receive adequate treatment. Elder people often believe that pain is inevitable as a natural process of getting old. Society also imposes the belief that unable to endure the pain is a sign

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    The representation of older adults in Disney films ranges‚ but ultimately they seem to be the same: an obstacle for the main character or characters‚ depending on the film‚ “The portrayal of older characters in Disney animated films” written by Tom Robinson‚ Mark Callister‚ Dawn Magoffin‚ and Jennifer Moore shows this. This article looks into how there are both positive and negative representations of older adults. To determine this‚ the researchers looked at the following items: “gender‚ race‚

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    symptoms lasting for over 2 causes anxiety in senior adults age 60 and over. The study recognizes pessimism in older adults and the consequences. Outlining harmful physical conditions caused by negative thinking in older adults. Armstrong‚ Wuthrich‚ Knight & Joiner (2014) proposed that adverse thoughts round oneself‚ expectation‚ their general surroundings create depression. A.  Overview: Older Adults. 1. Depression stems from pessimistic thinking‚ anticipating the worst possible outcome imagining evil

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    A Reaction Paper to an article on Phonics Instruction for Older Students Article: Ivey‚ G.‚ & Baker‚ M. (2004). Phonics instruction for older students? Just say no. Educational Leadership‚ 61 (6)‚ 35-39. The article makes a clear case against relying solely on phonemic awareness and phonics instruction as a strategy for teaching older struggling students how to read. In an effort for a "quick-fix" solution‚ many schools in the past have elected to saturate students with phonemic awareness

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    Indicate a person who has had a significant influence on you‚ and describe that influence. When you are a child‚ you learn quickly to distinguish the sounds of your parents’ footsteps walking through the halls of your house. Whether it’s the sound of your mom’s heels clicking down hardwood floors around 5 p.m. or the sound of your dad’s work boots clanging down the stairs‚ these sounds are as familiar as the clothes you wear or your favorite toy when you are a child. For me‚ it was always a

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    Unit 4 Principles for implementing Duty of care in Health‚ Social care or Children’s and Young Persons settings. 1.1 Duty of care means that I provide care and support to individuals‚ within the law and also within the policies‚ procedures and agreed rules of my workplace It is about keeping Young peoples independence‚ to support and enable them to live within an environment free from prejudice and safe from abuse. All young people are entitled to their own opinions‚ choices and we should

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    The Life with Many Siblings I have two older sisters and one younger brother. My first older sister is Brandy she is 21 years old and is the closest sibling to me. My other older sister is Cassidy she is 26 years and has a 1 year old son. My younger brother is named Michael he is 12 years old. Life with siblings is good and bad depending on how you look at it. My sister Brandy and I never really got along because we were closest in age. When I was little she would always make fun of me and hit

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