of promoting dignity‚ privacy‚ choice‚ respect‚ valuing equality and diversity‚ and independence. Touchstones have a suite of policies and procedures in place for all important aspects of running the home‚ and providing the provision of care to residents. The manager is responsible for monitoring‚ reviewing and amending policies this is carried out yearly‚ he signs‚ dates and implements amendments as necessary to demonstrate compliance. All new staff read and signs all policies and procedures complete
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facility is like a hospital. All nursing facility residents are confused. I will have no privacy in a nursing facility. If I enter a nursing facility‚ I will never go home. If I enter a nursing facility‚ I will surrender my right to make decisions. Nursing facilities have an unpleasant odor. Nursing facility residents do not receive adequate care. Husbands and wives must live apart from one another in a nursing facility. Nursing facility residents aren ’t visited regularly by family and friends. The
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means that each resident gets the best care and support that they need. My Job role within the organisation is a senior carer. My role as a senior carer is to delegate the work load for the shift between the carers equally and fairly and promote independent living for each resident and to make sure that each resident is given the best care possible to the highest standards. As part of my senior carer role it is my responsibility to order and administer medication to each resident and also to liaise
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with the family system seconded by a lenient hiring process of care givers who have not received proper education for elderly care. Having worked in nursing homes gave easier access to personal interviews of employees of various departments and residents along side personal observations in the nursing home environment. Other methods of research that will be used for this paper will be from various sources such as scholarly journals‚ books‚ and websites of reputable reputation.
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Home ( this is not a real care home) The care home is for residential care of older people. Everyone is assessed before they join the home. Everyone is over 65 years of age and single. The majority of residents are able to walk a short distance unaided by using a walking aid. Two residents are wheel chair users. The Management of Health and Safety At Work Act 1996 This is a law passed by parliament. All places of work need to carry out risk assessments to look for any risks that might injure
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culture-change movement is a broad-based effort to transform nursing homes from impersonal health care institutions into true person-centered homes offering long-term care services” (Koren‚ 2010). In the article Person-Centered Care For Nursing Home Residents‚ by Mary Jane Koren‚ she talks about the importance of patient-centered care and what needs to be done to help make improvements. One of those points that she talks about is when the culture-change movement began and how we got there. The Institute
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Evolution of Health Care Information Systems HCS/533 October 9‚ 2013 Kemuel Prince Evolution of Health Care Information Systems In this paper‚ we will compare and contrast Skilled Nursing Facilities from 20 years ago to today. Skilled Nursing facilities of today are both similar and different from what they were like two decades ago. Similarities comprise of the organizational structure‚ including different departments‚ and the various roles within those departments. The roles of nurses
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1.3 Explain the importance of inclusive practice in promoting equality and supporting diversity. Here is the information pack for new staff on the benefits of inclusion and negative effects of discrimination Inclusive practice is about the attitudes‚ approaches and strategies taken to ensure that people are not excluded or isolated. It means supporting diversity by accepting and welcoming people’s differences‚ and promoting equality by ensuring equal opportunities for all and giving equal treatment
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I have been treated by a Physician’s Assistant before but never by a nurse practitioner. The experience was good‚ I felt I was treated really well and it definitely seemed like he knew what he was talking about. Unfortunately‚ I was misdiagnosed by the PA‚ and so it brought on unnecessary obstacles I had to overcome. From that point on‚ I always prefer to see my primary doctor. I would not mind getting a physical assessment from a NP or PA‚ but at the same time I would want the physician for further
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When I researched the role of Physician Assistant it stated “Physician Assistants take patients histories‚ perform routine diagnostic studies‚ assist in emergency medicine‚ monitor patient progress and manage therapeutic plans”. (Quinnipiac.edu ) What this description does not tell you is that you have to have a desire and love for people. You must always put their best interests forward. Whether they are at their best or worst health of their life. You must always have a positive attitude and promote
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