A reflective account (II) During my role as health care assistant in the care home setting where I work I spent a considerable amount of time on a one to one basis as a key worker with a particular resident. For the purpose of this reflective account the resident shall be referred to as Mrs S. Mrs S had vascular dementia as her dementia progressed her challenging behaviours increased. Mrs S spent a great deal of her day walking around the care home. On good days this was not an issue. However
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good practice in adult social care Standards that influence the way adult social care job roles are carried out. Codes of Practice set out the criteria against which providers are assessed by. They also describe the standards of conduct and practice with which workers must carry out their activities and ensure that what they do is competent and consistent with the values of their employer. These standards are how registrants’ ‘fitness to practice’ is determined. For a care worker to work in a
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Unit 13 –Dementia Awareness 1) 1.1. Explain what is meant by the term ‘dementia’ Dementia is a set of symptoms that affect the way people think and interact with each other. It is not a disease‚ but can often be linked to a disease or damage done to the brain. Short-time memory‚ mind‚ speech and motor skills are affected. Certain forms of dementia cause a change in the personality of the individual. A person suffering from dementia will lose certain skills and knowledge they already had. This
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Territory legislation). We will collect personal and health information about you directly or through your representative for the primary purpose of providing you with care and support services. The information we collect may include‚ but is not limited to‚ your name‚ address‚ phone number‚ date of birth‚ payment information and emergency contact information. Details such as your care plan‚ hours of care provided and general information about your health‚ wellbeing and medical history may also recorded
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Assignment 301 Principles of communication in adult social care settings Assignment composition Assignment overview In this assignment‚ you will complete tasks to demonstrate your knowledge of the importance of effective communication in adult social care settings‚ and ways to overcome barriers to meet individual needs‚ wishes and preferences in communication. You will also address the principles and practices relating to confidentiality
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system is struggling globally with the rising costs and uneven quality of health care services in spite of the hard work of benevolent‚ well-trained clinicians. Policy makers in collaboration with health care leaders have implemented a considerable number of changes including reducing errors‚ enforcing guidelines and implementing electronic medical records‚ but more still needs to be done given the current state of health. In the US‚ the healthcare system is facing unmatched force to change especially
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Understand leadership principles that support organisational values Evaluate the role of the leader in contributing to the creation of the organisation’s vision‚ and in its communication to others Introduction For the purposes of this checklist a corporate mission is taken to mean a description of the underpinning purpose of an organisation. A mission statement defines the essence of an organisation and what it stands for. It describes the purpose of the organisation
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OLE-object | Candidate name .......................................Number................................................ Unit 115 – Promote Positive Behaviour | For this next question you need to look through the National Minimum Care Standards (your Manager should have a copy) and give below the Standard which you feel most closely relates to this unit‚ also give a brief description of what it says/involves. NMCS Numbered : Brief description : | What do you understand
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development | Infancy can count to 20 they know ABC and they watch TV and ask to go out‚ begin to pretend by acting out familiar activities. Responding‚ and making some kind of sound understands by people around him and copy mum and dads words. | Social development | From the birth infant knows people around him by how they treat him and infant making relationship between him and his parent ‚by age six laughing him and laugh his mother when she changing his nappies‚ the baby is discovering he is
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Explain how principles of support are applied to ensure that the individuals are cared in health care settings The principle of support is beneficial in health care settings as it makes sure that the individuals are cared for properly and in a professional way. ‘Principle’ can be defined as a rule or belief governing one’s personal behaviour. In this case‚ principle of support is applied by supporting a client in a manner in which the client is able to guide themselves with assistance from care workers
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