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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Winterbourne View care home abuse reveals the ’criminal acts’ nurses and carers are capable of‚ Health Minister warns Norman Lamb says there is ’no excuse’ for the treatment of patients and warns too many with learning disabilities are detained in residential homes BBC’s Panorama exposed horrific abuse at Winterbourne View last year Reporter claims 19 former patients have been subjects of investigations into their wellbeing in their new homes Former Winterbourne patient Simone was restrained
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Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Paper Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Paper Elder Mistreatment Elder mistreatment is a widespread problem in our society that is often under-recognized by health care professionals. As a result of growing public outcry over the past 20 years‚ all states now have abuse laws that are specific to older adults; most states have mandated reporting by all health care professionals. The term "mistreatment" includes physical abuse and neglect
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Introduction Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs) is one of the fastest-growing residential settings for older adults in the US. They provide diverse settings and care alternatives to adults. The general population prefers to receive care in an assisted living facility rather than a nursing home by a six to one margin. The increasing preference for assisted living facilities is caused by the different social stigma it has compared to other long-term care facilities (Bowblis‚ 2012‚ p. 238). Assisted
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Kaplan University Assessing the Elderly Case Study Project Evelyn Surelle Holmes Nu416 Nursing Care of the Older Adult Instructor Barbara Gunderson May 26‚ 2011 Ms. Lee is a 96 year old female who lives alone. Lately she has become a hazard to herself. She leaves pots on the stove and they could possibly burn her apartment down. She needs assistance with a cane but refuses to use it. Ms. Lee is a potential hazard to herself and possible to others who live in her building. Ms. Lee could possibly
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Long Term Care As the baby boomers generation is aging‚ a growing number of the elderly population needs to be cared for. When the person needs help with physical or emotional needs for an extended period of time‚ it is called long term care. The required care might be as simple as walking‚ bathing dressing‚ using the bathroom‚ feeding‚ administering medication‚ and doing the laundry. An elderly might need the different cares mentioned for various reasons. It could be because of a disability‚
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A Near-Death Experience Breeds RebirthHow close have you come to dying? What value do you place on your own life? Mary Oliver poses these very deep and thought-provoking questions to the reader in her short poem‚ Alligator Poem.In the poem‚ the persona has an experience in which she comes very close to death: an alligator walks by her as she drank some water out of a river while sitting on a riverbank. Oliver describes it in this way: I didn ’t understand/I drank up to the very moment it came/crashing
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Use of Psychologists in Geriatric Brain Injury Rehabilitation Facility The term brain injury conjures fear any person who has even vague understanding of its meaning. Could greater fear exist among the elderly as they approach age related vulnerabilities due to degenerating physical ability‚ creating higher risk of falls and other circumstances potentially affecting neurological functions? Highlighted here is information related to the benefits of psychological practice within rehabilitation
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My Mom’s Near Death Experience *Beep beep beep* I hear the unthinkable. The hospital heart monitor hooked up to my own flesh and blood. She ripped her liver open‚ my uncle shattered his cheek bone in several places and my mom’s friend involved in the accident to has a broken foot. Lets recap the horrible weekend we all had on that mid-snowy night. It was a rough snowy midnight on base in Ft. Drum New York (not the city.) They were next door at my mom’s friend mindy’s house getting drunk having
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Question 1: How should the geriatrics team handle the issue of decision making for Mr. G? An essential element of valid informed consent is sufficient cognitive and emotional capacity on the part of the person making decisions to make a claim of autonomous decision making legitimate. Legally relevant criteria for decision-making capacity include a person’s present ability to (1) communicate (indicate) any preferred choice‚ (2) understand (grasp the fundamental meaning of) the relevant information
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