drinking‚ and suggests ways to help. A person with dementia may no longer recognise the food in front of them. They may struggle to use a knife and fork as co-ordination becomes difficult. The person may not open their mouths as food approaches and may need reminding to do so. Food may be difficult to chew or swallow or they may not want to accept assistance with eating. 1.2.- Dementia can greatly affect a person’s relationship to food and eating. The behavioural‚ emotional and physical changes that
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Unit 4222-264 The principles of infection prevention and control (IC01) Outcome 1: Understand roles and responsibilities in the prevention and control of infections: The company I work for have a written policy that details the roles and responsibilities of all the staff during an outbreak of communicable infection or disease. The plan includes details of the roles and responsibilities of all staff. Tracscare who I work for are responsible under the health and safety legislation for maintaining
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supporting those who need it within new care models.
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Healthcare Support Services - New to Health Care With today’s social‚ cultural‚ political and economic shifts‚ public health has become a huge topic of concern. More and more communities are depending on public health organizations for information‚ education and assistance in maintaining a healthy society. In The Untilled Fields of Public Health‚ Charles-Edward Amory Winslow defines public health as “the science and art of preventing diseases‚ prolonging life and promoting health through the
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help they need so that the baby can be supported through their life.” (Teen Moms Need Support‚ Not Shame )Ronan argues that teen moms should get more help knowing that they have to go school‚ and teen mothers are put in the position that need to stay home and take care of their baby so at that point they don’t even think about school. There are some teen
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Unit 4222 – 303 promote quality and inclusion in Health‚ social care or children’s and young people’s settings. Outcome 1 Explain what is meant by: * Diversity * Equality * Inclusion 1. Diversity can be defined as differences in gender‚ ethnicity‚ age‚ values‚ lifestyle‚ sexual orientation‚ appearance‚ education ‚ religion ‚ disabilities‚ marital status and economic status. Equality Equality and Diversity is a term used to define and champion equality‚ diversity
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able to prepare to provide support for eating and drinking Identify the level and type of support an individual requires when eating and drinking I should always check the individuals care plan to establish the level of support required by the individual when eating and drinking. I should also ask colleagues‚ the individual’s family‚ friends and the individual if they would like help and how they would like me to help. I must ensure I’m not imposing a level of support which suits me or my organisation
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| UNIT 4222- 264 THE PRINCIPLES OF INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL | | | | | | | | | |We as health care assistants‚ such senior health carer ‚ we all have different kinds of roles and | | | | |responsibilities that we
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Unit 4222-237 Dementia Awareness (DEM 201) 1.1 – Explain what is meant by the term ‘dementia’ The term dementia describes a set of symptoms which include loss of memory‚ mood changes and problems with communication and reasoning. These symptoms occur when the brain is damaged by numerous certain diseases. Dementia is progressive‚ which means the symptoms will gradually get worse. How fast dementia progresses will depend on the individual person and what type of dementia they have. Each person
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Unit 4222-306 Promote and implement health and safety in health and social care (HSC 037) Outcome 4: Be able to reduce the spread of infection: 1. Explain own role in supporting others to follow practices that reduce the spread of infection: After child immunization‚ hand washing is the single most effective way of preventing the spread of infections‚ including diarrhea bugs‚ colds‚ the flu virus and so called ’superbugs’ such as MRSA and Clostridium Difficile. Hand washing is important
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