Understand employment responsibilities and rights in health‚ social care or children and young people’s settings Know the statutory responsibilities and rights of employees and employers within own area of work. 1.1 The aspect of employment covered by law are: * Minimum wage * Discrimination * Health and safety * Holiday entitlements * Redundancy and dismissal * Training * Disciplinary procedures * Union rights and consultation 1.2 The main features of
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build a positive relationship between yourself and the service user‚ therefore this will allow the practitioner to understand and relate to the service user much more effectively. In a health and social care setting an example of this may be in a nursing home setting all the service users present there may be from different racial backgrounds therefore it is important that whatever they eat and celebrate should be promoted as it shows that the individual’s beliefs are being respected and valued. It
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and have paid in to Medicare. Medicare consists of two types of coverage‚ part A and B. Medicare part A is the hospital insurance‚ while Medicare part B is the supplementary medical insurance Part A insurance helps with hospital care‚ nursing home care‚ home health care‚ and hospice care. Part B supplemental
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Long-term care includes nursing home facilities as well as home care agencies and assisted living facilities. Who uses long-term care services? Why do they use them? Mainly the elderly (considered age 65 or older) population uses long-term care services; however‚ there are those who are younger and mainly physically or mentally handicapped. However‚ those who use long-term care services are those who require additional assistance or recovery time. Examples of some situations in which an individual
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elderly city residents are more likely to be victims than those who live in rural areas (US Department of Justice‚ 1994). Older adults who had experienced a violent crime were more likely than those with physical and cognitive impairments to enter a nursing home” (Beck‚ 2010) in order to reduce fear. Crime is just one way that the elderly are victimized. When an elderly person is mistreated or neglected by either a caregiver‚ relative or friend they are also a victim. This mistreatment can include
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Table of Contents Page numbers Abstract………………………………………………………………………………………...2 Chapter 1 / Introduction Origin of the Problem……………………………………………………………………….5 Significance or Importance of the Problem for Nursing……………………………………6-8 Problem Statement…………………………………………………………….…………….8 Purpose of the Study……………………………………………………….………….…….9 Hypothesis- Null and Research………………………..…………….…………………..…..9 Definition of Terms..……………………………………………………………………….9-10 Assumptions………………………………………………………………………………
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expectations about own work role as expressed in relevant standards I have worked with my current employer for five year’s. I work with clients with adifferent disabilities‚ ranging from dementia‚ acquired brain injuries‚ and strokes‚ within a nursing home setting. My current job role is as an activities / care assistant. I am responsible for providing support to the service user’s‚ which includes: Personal care‚ assisting with meal preparation (mostly at breakfast)‚ ‚ organising activities‚ assisting
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Alzheimers Disease What is Alzheimers Disease? The most common form of dementing illness‚ Alzheimers Disease (AD) is a progressive‚ degenerative disease that attacks the brain‚ causing impaired memory‚ thinking and behavior. The person with AD may experience confusion‚ personality and behavior changes‚ impaired judgment‚ and difficulty finding words‚ finishing thoughts or following directions. It eventually leaves its victims incapable of caring for themselves. What happens to the brain in Alzheimers
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were abused in past are more vulnerable for being abused‚ because they are more sensitive cause they were abused in past so they remember this and they’ve got trauma - Someone who is mentally handicapped or medically dependent people‚ such as nursing home patients or people with debilitating diseases like MS‚ Parkinson’s‚ or cancer‚ because they dependent on other people and they can’t live by themselves - Has depression‚ loneliness‚ or lack of social support‚ because he is alone‚ he doesn’t
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Late adulthood is a developmental stage reached around the age of 65 years and spanning till death‚ making it the last stage of life. During this stage individuals are impacted through a number of biological‚ psychological and social factors‚ and face many issues such as living arrangements and elder abuse. Erikson’s psychosocial theory of ego integrity versus despair and the stress as a transaction theory help provide some insight into why the issues of living arrangements and elder abuse occur
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