adhere to a standard of "reasonable care" while performing any acts that could foreseeable harm others. Aiii When an employer adheres to the duty of care in a setting such as a residential care home it protects residents as well as the staff. This is because all codes of practice are carried out and makes the home a safer environment‚ e.g. equipment is regularly checked‚ chemicals are stored correctly & staff trained regularly. Aiv Knowing that we must exercise your duty of care towards everyone you work
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370 understand the diversity of individuals with dementia and the important inclusion 1.1 A) The term diversity means to understand and not showing prejudice‚ valuing the benefits of someone being different from ourselves‚ understanding one’s own beliefs and their effects on others‚ not making assumptions‚ understanding the basics of discrimination like gender‚ race‚ age‚ sexuality‚ disability‚ social class. B) Anti-discriminatory practice means to make sure individuals are treated equally‚ promote
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equipment due to used before hand and if a problem arises it should then not be used and reported to relevant persons. All equipment should be used correctly to prevent such mishap. Elderly service users were being transferred to a residential care home without giving the staff a detailed care plan of their needs. Things such as medication and dietary needs were not told which lead to one service user being served food she was allergic to. Some of the cases lead to the deaths of some service users
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safety policy and risk assessment in workplace. Health and Safety at work etc Act 1974 is concern with maintaining and improving the physical and mental well-being of employees at work and protecting anyone else who may be adversely affected. Care homes are therefore subject to the provision of health and safety policy‚ employers and employees have defined duties to ensure the health and safety of themselves‚ service users‚ visitors and contractors (HSE‚ 2001). LO1 In health and social care organisation
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Introduction Gravells (2008‚p9)states that “ your main role as a teacher should be to teach your subject in a way that actively involves and engages your student during every session”. This in itself places the learner at the centre point of all teaching. To understand this further‚ I intend to look at person centred approaches in my teaching in an attempt to demonstrate how I can achieve this in the construction of my methods. I will also be establishing an overview of current legislation that
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Unit 2 - M3 As mentioned briefly in the previous assignment there’s covert discrimination this is discrimination which is concealed and can go unnoticed this can pose as a problem. I will talk about 3 reasons why promoting anti-discriminatory practice may be difficult. Culture and Beliefs Different cultures and beliefs can have an effect on implementing anti-discriminatory practice. One example of this preventing anti-discriminatory practice is though in a culture saying ’please’ and ’thank
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into an aged care facility at the age of 33. The organisation’s mission is ‘To provide choice in care and housing for young Australians with high care needs’. Youngcare’s core activities involve around revenue generation to fund its Youngcare homes‚ and at home grants for families looking after individuals with high care needs. Since its establishment Youngcare has consistently recorded strong financial performance‚ securing $4‚950‚328 in revenue and a surplus of $908‚317 in financial year 2012‚ and
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Relating to the physical environment; If you were in a care setting e.g. Residential home‚ and the ventilation stopped working‚ or was not working as it should do. For example if some of the residents had an illness that could be passed on through air‚ then the probability is that all the residents and also staff would end up with the illness this is an acquired infection. Equipment; If you were in a care home for elderly people and they couldn’t use their legs or get up from sitting down you would
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As I visited RSL Anzac Village‚ Narraben‚ I have outlined the nurses performing their roles in communication and safety practice in a professional working environment. As I was bought up in Nepal‚ I was really surprised with my expectation comparing to what I have seen. In this reflective writing I am going to explain about how does my expectation meet the obesevatation communication and safety features. In my imagination‚ RSL could have been a hospital with many nurses‚ doctors and very filthy
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STONEBRIDGE RESIDENTIAL CARE HOME ACCIDENT/INCIDENT REPORT FORM Date of Accident: 2nd may 2013 Date Reported: 2nd may 2013 Time of Accident: between 9:45am – 10am Time Reported: 10:30am Specific Location: the location of the accident happened in Stonebridge Residential Care Home‚ in the garden at the front of the care home. Reporter Name: Sadie Goody Phone Number(s): 01728456321 Position: Care assistant Witness Name: There was no person present to witness the
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