providing a positive experiencing for uses of social care services Case study Jean is a care worker in a residential care home. Her job is to provide care for the physical‚ social and emotional needs of the residents she works with‚ as well as liaising with a variety of people who are linked with the residents. Mary is 86 and recently widowed‚ at which time she moved into the care home where Jean works. Mary has a large family who visits regularly and play an active part in her care plan. She suffers
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UNDERSTAND PERSON-CENTRED APPROACHES IN ADULT SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS 1.1 DESCRIBE PERSON CENTRED APPROACHES Person-centred is about providing care and support that is centred or focused on the individual and their needs. We are all individual and just because two people might have the same medical condition‚ for example‚ Dementia‚ it doesn’t mean that they require the same care and support. You will need to develop a clear understanding about the individuals you are working with. This includes their
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care home is solely responsible for all record keeping. I maintain up to date records on each child for; immunizations‚ yearly medical physicals‚ any behaviors or incidents that may cause alarm‚ emergency contact information‚ signed contracts and birth certificates. I am also involved with the Paths to Quality program which assists providers on record keeping. My child care home goes above the minimum and also keeps journals and portfolios for each child who is enrolled. My child care home uses
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each in a health and social care setting (P1) There are lots of hazards that may occur in health and social care settings‚ these hazards pose risks of harm that effect specific service user groups. The essay is based on a private residential care home for the elderly with dementia‚ these people have mobility issues and other health issues associated with old age‚ e.g. high blood pressure and diabetes. There are 20 residents with 8 permanent members of staff including a nurse and various care workers
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could foreseeable harm others. Aiii) What having a duty of care means for a care giving organisation. 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) How the duty of care contributes to safeguarding individuals.
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possible. I would cold call Educational establishments to sell advertising space in our Journal and also monitor staff performance against their individual sales targets and the performance July 1993 – Oct 2001 Fairmount Care Home‚ Bradford This was a residential care home for the elderly. My duties included checking and handing over individual reports at the beginning of each night shift. I also provided care to the service users following their individual care plans. One of my tasks was to get
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1 Legal and organizational requirements on equality‚ diversity‚ discrimination‚ rights ‚ confidentiality and sharing of information in relation to managing and developing yourself and your workforce Legislation forms a framework which all care homes must adhere to; this is carried out in many guises and includes many parliamentary acts such as human rights act 1998 and the mental health act 1993‚ these acts are designed to protect and promote rights and responsibilities of people within a care
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Task 2 Some reasons that children may need to be looked after outside their homes‚ may include; neglect‚ abuse‚ financial difficulties‚ illness or family breakdowns. The cares that can be given to these children include; adoption‚ foster care‚ respite care‚ emergency care‚ shared family care and care within a residential setting. Adoption may be seen as a last resort‚ as it involves the children being taken out of the home permanently‚ and being placed with another family. This often happens if numerous
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Title: 216 Support independence in the tasks of daily living Level: 2 Credit Value: 5 GLH 33 1. Understand principles for supporting independence in the tasks of daily living 1.1 Explain how individuals can benefit from being as independent as possible in the tasks of daily living Active participation promotes independence in the tasks of daily living as this gives the client the confidence and independence needed to complete tasks by themselves without the support of others. Daily living tasks
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Describe legislations and regulations‚ working strategies and procedures used in health and social care to reduce the risk of two types of abuse Scenario one I am going to use an elderly lady‚ called Arlene (aged 91) who lives in a residential care home who is being neglected by the care providers in the setting. Care standards act 2000 is a legislation put in place in health and social care settings to ensure that all the standards are met at all times and something is done about it if they are not
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