be mistaken for dementia.Becoming forgetful does not necessarily mean an individual has dementia. Memory loss can be an effect of ageing. It can also be a symptom of stress or depression. In rare cases‚ dementia-like symptoms can be caused by vitamin deficiencies or a brain tumour.If an individual is depressed‚ he or she will often lose interest in things that they used to enjoy. Depression commonly interferes with work‚ social and family life. In addition‚ there are many other symptoms‚ such as Continuous
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Social Security & Health Care Outline 1. Social Security a. Introduction: Social Security: What is it? b. History of Social Security i. Pre social Security era 1. Greek 2. Medieval European 3. The “Poor Laws” ii. Early American Social Security 4. Colonial 5. Civil war 6. Great Depression c. Modern American Social Security iii. When was it established?
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According to the fundamental of nursing (1992)‚ Loss is defined as “The experiencing of parting with an object‚ person‚ belief‚ function or relationship that is valued”. When faced with a loss‚ crisis or life-changing event you are suddenly thrust into an unfamiliar world‚ one that can be frightening and unsettling. Loss can be categorized as subjective or objective material or psychological‚ expected or unexpected‚ actual or perceive. In this study the loss and life changing experience by Mrs Mendis
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determinants can be divided into two categories: physical determinants and social determinants. These determinants are factors that contribute to a person’s overall state of health‚ and include biological‚ socioeconomic‚ psychological‚ social‚ and behavior factors. Typically‚ the physical determinants are broken down into biology and genetics‚ such as sex and age‚ individual behaviors‚ such as alcohol and drug use or unprotected sex‚ social environment factors like discrimination or income‚ physical environment
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LO1 Sport as a whole in Britain is perceived as a positive influence‚ this has been true for decades from the FIFA World Cup win in 1966 to the recent success of the London 2012 Olympics. The importance of the subject is clear to see with the amount of governing bodies and funding that is put into sport‚ for example‚ Youth Sport Trust and Sport England. Using Sport England as an example‚ the organisation currently focuses on encouraging a sporting habit for life. From 2012 they will be investing
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is considered to be a unique experience (Robinson & Mahon‚ 1997; Worden‚ Davies & McCown‚ 1999). The literature on sibling bereavement indicates there are factors that are considered to be helpful in the process of bereavement such as self‚ family‚ social system‚ and time (Hogan & DeSanis‚ 1994). However‚ there are also things that are considered to hinder the bereavement process for siblings (Hogan‚
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Safeguarding in Health and Social Care Under the Health and Social Care Act (2008)‚ abuse is defined as: “Single or repeated act or lack of appropriate action occurring within any relationship where there is an expectation of trust which causes harm or distress including physical‚ emotional‚ verbal‚ financial‚ sexual‚ racial abuse‚ neglect and abuse through misapplication of drugs.” Abuse can happen to anyone‚ anywhere‚ at any time. However‚ it is so alarming that more and more elderly
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As part of my HNC Social Care I have been asked to complete an extended reflective account about an incident/ pattern of behaviour at my placement for the subject understanding and supporting behaviour. This assessment has to be handed in on the 21st of May 2013. Due to the confidentiality of the young people at Rathbone and the Data Protection Act 1998 I will refer to the particular young person who is involved in the incident as Jack. At Rathbone which is my placement there are various incidents
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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 each time we have contact with
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outcomes and experiences. Regulation 20 (1) (a) of The Residential Care Homes Regulations (2005) explains the registered person shall ensure that at all times suitably qualified‚ competent and experienced staff are working in appropriate numbers for the health and welfare of the residents. Rqia (2009) outlined that homes for up to 9 residents must have one person in charge‚ whereas homes with 51-60 residents needs five to six care staff. In general at night the ration needs to be 1:10 (Gerdner and
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