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    Unit 11

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    Unit 11-Safeguarding adults and promoting independence  In this assignment which is p6‚ I will be answering each question while taking a the risk of abuse and even how abuse can be reduce in order to has that sense of supportive relationship with healthcare worker and their service users’ while meeting their individual needs at all times. P6- The role of supportive relationships  1. The core principles of care for vulnerable adults are the core principles to enable foster equality and diversity

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    Unit 2

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    Unit 2 – Introduction to personal development in health‚ social care or children’s and young people’s settings 1.1 Describe the duties and responsibilities of own role. Within my own job role there is a wide range of duties and responsibilities. No two days are ever the same so we have to be prepared for anything that may happen. My duties as a care assistant include assisting residents that require assistance with personal care‚ which can include bathing‚ washing and dressing‚ assistance with going

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    When families feel that caring for a loved one has become overwhelming‚ when families feel that Mom or Dad can no longer manage daily activities on their own‚ families make the choice of placement in an assisted living facility for their loved one. Many children feel that this is their only option for providing care. The fact is‚ there is a more cost effective alternative to assisted living facilities. In-home care offers personalized solutions and choices for families and seniors. Through the use

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    In this piece of work‚ I shall aim at a critical review of literature relating to reducing a fall in order people with a mental health problem. I shall critically analyse the strengths and weakness of the various strategies that have been used such as a complementary therapy in reducing falls in older people with dementia. In this assignment‚ I shall reflect upon my experience from my practice placement‚ where I was involved in the reduction of fall as a therapeutic intervention in order to minimise

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    A) Succinctly summarize the author’s argument and how the social issue/problem is defined by the author; In this op-ed the authors argue the impact families in caring for their elderly verses the governmental influents that are imposed “families‚ not Government agencies‚ provide most services and care for the elderly. For every institutionalized senior citizen‚ there are at least two equally disabled elderly people receiving care at home.(Smyer&Plantz)” It is in the author’s opinion that elderly

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    There is a story told about a couple who brought along their child and their aged‚ sickly‚ bed-ridden father into the forest with the intention of dumping their father there. They carried him in a basket. Their child wanted to bring the basket back home after that. The couple asked him why he did so. The child replied that he wanted to use the basket to dump them in the forest when they were old. In the end‚ the couple quickly brought their father back home. The moral lesson is one should not dump

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    Evolution of Programs and Services Paper LTC 310 May 28‚ 2012 Maureen J. Wishart Evolution of Programs and Services Paper Programs and services change over the years. Many of these programs and services change to meet the demands and to compete with competitors. Without change‚ many of these programs and services would not survive‚ which would result in cancellation of that program or service. The subject of this paper will provide an overview of how programs and services have evolved. Two

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    Advocacy for the Elderly

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    Advocacy Public Health Project Michael Nichols University of Phoenix Nsg/544 Stephanie Fisher Advocacy Public Health Project This paper will attempt to discuss one facet in a public health aggregate‚ dealing with the care and welfare of the elderly population. The subject interests the student because the parents of the students are reaching this stage in their lives. Many questions come up as a result of their healthcare and healthcare decisions that are made each day or that may need

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    Service Learning Project

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    ct Service Learning Project Kim Flanagan 11/5/12 Nur 220 Introduction One of the many responsibilities that nurses have is to teach to their patients. Teaching is important for not only their specific patients‚ but for the whole community to promote health. For my service learning project‚ I used J. L. She is a family friend of my grandparents. For the second part of the service learning‚ I evaluated her environment for any safety risks. I decided to teach to her about fall risks

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