to get visits from friends and family - some people don’t like hospitals also more one on one with the individual. Also to be more independent. 1.3 The support that individuals might need could be home care workers‚ health visitors‚ nurses‚ doctors‚ social services eg social worker‚ voluntary services‚ meals. This is just as it sounds. The individual has the right to know what support is available and they will probably need help to find out what they are entitled to. Without financial
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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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want to tell them. We communicate to pass on information‚ whether it is to chat with a friend‚ pass on information to a college or engage a service user through their given form of communication. In a social care setting communication with a service user is an integral part of their care. If a service user does not understand what is being said to them or vice versa it can lead to misunderstandings and serious problems. It will also affect the wellbeing of the service user and can lead to
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Unit 7 P3: explain patterns and trends of health and illness among different social groupings. Government findings According to the January 2007 report by the parliamentary office of science and technology why are some ethnic minority groups at more risk of ill health than others. Black and minority ethnic (BME) groups generally have worse health than the overall population‚ although some BME groups fare much worse than others do‚ and patterns vary from one health condition to the next.
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age this is one of the signs of discrimination which should be prevented in the future in the health and social care setting. Conventions‚ legislations and regulations When following the rules and regulations it is most important when this is done to not overlook laws which are meant to be looked at which you will need to be fully aware of when working as a professional in a health and social care setting. This is when a rule or a process is taken place and then agreed on according to the law
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P5 Unit 11 Outline working strategies and procedures to reduce the risk of abuse Multi agency working This is where professionals from multiple agencies meet together to work towards the best possible care of an individual. They will combine their skills and do a single assessment to assess needs of the client‚ as opposed to each professional doing an individual assessment. Working in partnerships with adults using services This is where encouragement for the use of services helps to
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Assignment 304 – Principles for implementing duty of care in health‚ social care or children’s and young people settings. Task C Ci) Organisational requirements for dealing with complaints The setting should have Concerns and Complaints Policy in place. The main aim of it is to ensure that complaints procedure is properly and effectively implemented and that service users feel confident that their complaints and worries are listened to and acted upon promptly and fairly. When dealing
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feel they are making a contribution to their communities. But if this is not the cause it can make people feel that they are just a drain. Social Development P1) During old age individuals start to consider retirement‚ this means that most of the elderly become less social in the community‚ however it gives them more social time with individuals who care about them such as friends and family. If the individual had strong connections with family and friends this would be the stage where an individual
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Unit 245. Outcome 4 – understand the basic principles and practise of advocacy‚ empowerment and active participation in relation to supporting individuals with learning disabilities and their families. A socially inclusive society is defined as one where all individuals feel valued‚ any differences they have are respected and all their basic needs are met so they can have a dignified life. Advocacy is voicing the cause or policy of interested of the president no longer has the support of
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RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY THIS IS COVERED BY THE HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK ACT 1974 (HASAWA) THIS ACT IS LIKE AN UMBRELLA THAT IS UPDATED AND THE LEGISLATIONS AROUND IT CONSIST: * MANUAL HANDLING OPERATIONS REGULATIONS 1992 (AMENDED 2002) * CONTROL OF SUBSTANCES HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH REGULATIONS 2002 (COSHH) * REPORTING OF INJURIES‚ DISEASES AND DANGEROUS OCCURRANCES REGULATIONS 1995 (RIDDOR) (AMENDED 2008) * HEALTH AND SAFETY FIRST AID REGULATIONS 1981 * MANAGMENT OF HEALTH AND SAFETY
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