Safeguarding a vulnerable older adult This essay will discuss the older adult whose illness referred them to palliative care and onto safeguarding. I will first explain what safeguarding a vulnerable adult on palliative care is and explain my scenario and discuss what had happened and what could have helped the patient who was at the end of life care. The Department of Health‚ (2011) defines Safeguarding as a multi-disciplinary work that works together to minimise and manage risks to vulnerable adults. A
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assignment will consider models of human development and critically analyse factors that impact upon the vulnerability of adults. It will further explore how adults with learning disabilities are oppressed and discriminated against at various levels. Using a practical example I demonstrate how I use theory to critically reflect on the consequences and dilemmas for practice with vulnerable adults and investigate issues that may affect safeguarding in the present day. Theorists have long sought to define
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Unit 514 Safeguarding and protection Of Vulnerable Adults Safeguarding adults is adult protection act that includes any activity or work which aims to support vulnerable adults to retain choice‚ well-being and independence and to be able to live a free life from neglect and abuse. It is all about preventing neglect and abuse and promoting good practice. Safeguarding Adults- aims to support vulnerable adults to retain independence
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UNIT 514 SAFEGUARDING AND THE PROTECTION OF VULNERABLE ADULTS 1.1 Safeguarding means: proactively seeking to involve the whole community in keeping the individual safe and promoting their welfare. Safeguarding is an important part of integrated working. When professionals work together in an integrated way‚ they put the individual at the centre of all activities to help identify their holistic needs earlier to improve their life outcomes. It is important to see safeguarding as part of a continuum
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Safeguarding The safeguarding of vulnerable adults is high priority. All citizens and organisations have a role to play in protecting vulnerable adults from abuse‚ wherever and whenever it occurs. The approach is to maintain an appropriate balance between the promotion of independence and the safeguarding of vulnerable adults. In the CSSIW Protection of Vulnerable Adults Monitoring Report for 2008 – 2009‚ there were 4‚451 alleged cases of abuse of vulnerable adults‚ reported across Wales. These figures
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HCS/514 MANAGING IN TODAY’S HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION Start Date: 11/08/2011 PrintCOURSE DESCRIPTION This course focuses on the adaptation of organizational management to evolving health systems. Students will examine organizational theory‚ organizational performance‚ structure‚ change management and human resource management. Students apply various organizational theories to contemporary issues. Week 1 - Topic 1: Organizational/Management Theory Objectives Describe organizational design‚ function
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Making a Decision Mine Security and Privacy HCS 514 August 25‚ 2014 Professor Steve Kovak Making a Decision Making a decision for any problem is not an easy task. Using tools and techniques to assist can assist in this process. The purpose of this paper is to address a current issue facing my current issue‚ this issue is patients complaining about staff not having enough time for residents. I will be using the devils advicate and a visual add to show the possible solutions
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Safeguarding Adults All vulnerable adults have the right to be safeguarded by any form abuse‚ local authorities‚ care provides‚ health services‚ housing providers‚ criminal justice agencies‚ laws‚ and legislations all play an important role when it comes to safeguarding. The aim to prevent abuse‚ minimise risks of abuse and to respond appropriately if abuse or neglect has occurred. Abuse can happen in various different forms. The two types I’m focusing on are neglect and omission. Neglect or acts
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UNIT 14 SAFEGUARDING ADULTS 1.1 There is a difference between safeguarding adults and adult protection‚ safeguarding is everybody’s responsibility‚ and includes actions to stop and reduce the risk of abuse happening. Protection is a vital part of safeguarding and promoting welfare‚ it is the process of protecting an individual who is either at risk or a risk as a result of abuse or neglect. (The broad definition of a ‘vulnerable adult’ is; a vulnerable adult is a person over the age of eighteen
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Introduction A Vulnerable population is a group of individuals that lack the ability to protect themselves or their interests fully or independently. This can also be interpreted as lacking the ability to give informed legal consent. Lack of this could lead to economic exploitation‚ risk of incarceration‚ or being taken unfair advantage of. The USA Code of Federal Regulations stipulates that Vulnerable populations includes children‚ pregnant women‚ prisoners‚ educationally or economically disadvantaged
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