Personal hygiene (NHS) The person you care for may be physically or mentally unable to maintain their own personal hygiene. Keeping clean is essential for good health. Poor hygiene can cause skin complaints‚ unpleasant smells and bacterial or parasitic infections. General hygiene The daily personal hygiene of the person you care for is very important‚ so make sure: • their hands are washed after they’ve used the toilet • their genitals and anal area are washed every day • their
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Dementia affects more than five million Americans. This illness affects the brain in totality‚ as we age it our brain begins to deteriorate. Our brain works like a network‚ nerve cells are designed to make contact with other nerve cells through dendrites‚ thus‚ creating a network. This is how messages are passed throughout the whole brain. Dementia occurs when there is an obstruction of plaque and tangles in the brain. Key protein’s that are affected by dementia are called: Amyloid
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Chapter 7 Definition of Internal Control – the process implemented to provide reasonable assurance that the following control objectives are achieved: safeguard assets‚ maintain detailed records‚ provide accurance and reliable info‚ prepare financial reports in accordance w/established criteria‚ promote operational efficiency‚ encourage adherence to prescribed managerial policies‚ comply w/ applicable laws Preventive controls – deter problems before they arise. Examples: hire qualified personnel
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Answer in Unit 4222-258 Introductory awareness of sensory loss Outcome 1 1. Describe how a range of factors have a negative and positive impact on individuals with sensory loss In sensory loss (touch/ mobility‚ vision‚ hearing) can have a big impact to an individual like for example in mobility‚ the person can not feed or dress himself‚ or can not participate in an activity and worst if he can not attend to his personal daily living. Another is eyesight or vision‚ the person who suffers from
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Unit 4222-33 301 Promote communication in health‚ social care or children’s and young people’s settings 1.1 The different reasons why people communicate are: To form positive relationships To play together cooperatively To work together Information sharing Approach and response To understand expectations and boundaries. 1.2 Communication effects relationships in the workplace because there needs to be clear boundaries and expectations for people and this is only achieved through clear communication
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Dealing with Dementia in the Elderly Danaya Gilchrist Touro College of Applied Studies General Survey of Mental Health (GHU 140) Professor Wyatt April 29th‚ 2014 Abstract Dementia is a scary disease for the elderly to deal with it. It changes their lives and who they are. Dementia affects the daily living activities of people who are dealing with it; a person who is living with dementia can no longer do anything for themselves or live their lives the way that they want to. Family members
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Dementia Dementia is a term for a general loss of brain function. A person with dementia has memory loss and a hard time with at least one other brain function‚ such as thinking‚ speaking‚ or problem solving. Dementia can affect how you are around people‚ how you do your job‚ your mood‚ and your personality. It can get worse with time. Depending on the cause‚ the condition may be completely or partly reversible. CAUSES Causes of potentially reversible dementia include: Certain medicines.
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Marjorie McBurney SOC 313 Tara Jempty January 27‚ 2013 Rheumatoid Arthritis Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease- meaning the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissues including the joints in the wrists‚ fingers‚ knees‚ ankles‚ and feet as well as causing damage to the lungs‚ arteries‚ blood vessels‚ spinal cord and heart (Falvo‚ 2009). Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic disease characterized by periods of flares and remissions (NIAMS‚ 2009)
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1.1 Explain employees’ roles and responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection You have a responsibility to take care of your own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by your actions such as the people you support‚ their family‚ friends and your work colleagues. The health and safety at work act 1974 requires workers to: Take reasonable care their own safety and that of others Cooperate with the employer in respect of health and safety matters Not intentionally
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EIGHT CAREGIVING MAXIMS FOR DEALING WITH PERPLEXING BEHAVIOURS Don’t try and stop people with dementia from doing something just because it isn’t being done “properly”. Give them time to do things in their own way at their own pace. People with dementia understand far more than they are ever given credit for. Take care what is said in their presence and don’t exclude them from conversations or decisions. Bossiness is Just Not On. It’s very easy to confuse “caring” with “controlling” and nothing
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