Agitation is often seen in elderly with dementia and it can also be improved with the use of music therapy. Mathews found that there were “...mood-shifting effects; enhancement of cognitive function; reduction in agitation‚ anxiety‚ or wandering; the improvement in response to family and staff; and improvement in coordination and motor function” (Mathews). Elderly who deal with dementia often have agitation due to the loss of control they have over their minds and their lives. As a result‚ they tend
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have on any subject. Anyone can make a request for information – there are no restrictions on your age‚ nationality or where you live. If you ask for information about yourself‚ then your request will be handled under the Data Protection Act. 3). Employees Policies & Procedures - To make sure that all records that are kept in the office are put away in a locked secure cabinet. And when you write out the daily report sheet in the Care Plan Book‚ make sure that the Care Plan Book is closed
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|use tape counter numbers | | | |Date |1) Compare a person-centred approach with a non person-centred approach to dementia care. You may record | | | | |your answers in the table provided. | | | | |
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Unit 81 Support Individuals at the End of Life 1 Understand the requirements of legislation and agreed ways of working to protect the rights of individuals at the end of life. 1.1 Outline legal requirements and agreed ways of working designed to protect the rights of individuals in end of life care. Caring for patients at the end of life is a challenging task that requires not only the consideration of the patient as a whole but also an understanding of the family‚ social‚ legal‚ economic
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VICKI HARMES ( CHERRYCROFT ) UNIT 8 PROMOTE AND IMPLEMENT HEALTH & SAFETY IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE 1‚ Understand own responsibilities‚ and the responsibilities of others‚ relating to health & safety 1.1 Identify legislation relating to health and safety in a health and social care setting. Listed below is some of the legislation realating to health or social care work enviroment. Health and Safety at work Act 1974 Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulation 1999 Health
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CT 236 Every individual should be supported and enabled to live in an environment which is free from prejudice and safe from abuse. My responsibilities under the duty of care are to do everything reasonable within the definition of my job as a support worker to make this happen. “Duty of Care” means providing care and support for individuals within the law and also within the policies‚ procedures and agreed ways of working of . It is about avoiding abuse and injury to individuals‚ their friends
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Nvq As with any area of work‚ assessors must work within the boundaries of the law and professional values. There are vast number of laws‚ directives and professional ethics; they are constantly changing or being updated. Every organization will have its own policies and procedures relating to these legal aspects and there are some differences in requirements‚ depending upon the age of learners and environment. This course will try and cover the main aspects; every assessor remains accountable
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Candidate name: Rebecca Aris Candidate number: Centre name: Centre number: Task A Ai) To update my staff handbook‚ so that it reflects the current employment law‚ I can utilise the following sources to enable me to do this: www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/Employees/index.htm The Employer’s Handbook 2012-13: An Essential Guide to Employment Law‚ Personnel Employment rights act 1996 Aii) a) These are just a few‚ of many‚ aspects of employment covered by law: Holiday entitlement. Statutory maternity
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harm. For example: 1. if the floor has just been cleaned‚ you will need to put a wet floor sign over it to prevent someone slipping on it. 2. You will need to make sure there are no boxes or loose cables just lying around as someone may trip over them. 3. If there is poor lighting it could lead to people walking into things or tripping over things inside the shop. 4. You will need to take care when lifting boxes as it may lead to injury. By checking and doing all of these points it will reduce the risk
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Explain the actions to take if there are suspicions that an individual is being abused 2.2 | Explain the actions to take if an individual alleges that they are being abused | 2.3 Identify ways to ensure that evidence of abuse is preserved 3 Understand the national and local context of safeguarding and protection from abuse 3.1 Identify national policies and local systems that relate to safeguarding and protection from abuse 3.2 Explain the roles of different agencies in safeguarding
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