Support Individuals to Eat and Drink 1.3 Describe ways to resolve any difficulties or dilemmas about the choice of food and drink A resident at our care home is diabetic‚ so some foods are different to others as it has small sugar content. When bringing out puddings after dinner staff usually do diabetics first then everyone elses. However‚ the individual expressed her feelings and shared that she was fed up of having the diabetic pudding as she felt different to everyone else. Staff explained
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standard identifies the requirements when you support individuals to manage continence. This includes support to maintain continence and also to use equipment for managing continence. Performance criteria You must be able to: You must be able to: Support individuals to maintain continence P1 support the individual to communicate their preferences about managing their continence P2 encourage the individual to communicate any changes relating to their
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the term ‘dementia’ Dementia is the term used to describe a group of symptoms that occur when the brain is affected by certain diseases and conditions. Symptoms are progressive and degenerative and as more brain cell get damaged or die‚ a gradual loss of memory and decline in other intellectual functions which affects a person’s ability to remember‚ make rational judgments or communicate and is serious enough to interfere with performing the tasks of daily life. There are many different types of dementia
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------------------------------------------------- CT 276 Understand How To Support Individuals With Autistic Spectrum Conditions CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUPPORT OF PEOPLE WITH AUTISTIC SPECTRUM CONDITIONS Understand the meaning of the term “autistic spectrum conditions” THE AUTISTIC SPECTRUM According to the National Institute of Mental Health‚ all children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders demonstrate
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Understand and Meet the Nutritional Requirements of Individuals with Dementia 1.1 Describe how cognitive‚ functional and emotional changes associated with dementia can affect eating‚ drinking and nutrition Cognitive behaviour is dysfunctional emotions and behaviours caused by damage in brain affecting part of the brain responsible for memory and all that we learn from birth- how to talk‚ eat etc. This means that person with dementia can forget how important it is to eat and drink. They also may lose
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/1 There are a number of factors that can impact individuals with sensory loss.People with sensory loss can miss out on important information that people with out sensory loss take in day to day with out even realising.Communication is an area in which people with sensory loss have many issues. they may also find it difficult to feed themselves‚ dressing‚ mobility‚ hobbies and interests can have a major negative impact on their lives. They could also feel scared and alone. There can also be positive
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Support Individual To Eat and Drink Approaching lunch time in my work place‚ getting all service user ready for lunch. As I was aware Mrs y recently had been referred to speech and language therapist for assessment due to swallowing difficulties so I ask the nurse in charge for access to Mrs y‚ care plan to see what changes have been made to her dietary requirements‚ Mrs y care plan is in kept in a secure cupboard in the duty room as required by the data protection act 1998 and embrace privacy
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“Who Needs College?” College education is one of the major characteristics of our society today. It is a controversial topic‚ discussed not only by politicians‚ professor‚ and sociologists‚ but also by ordinary people‚ who are affected by it directly. The need of a college degree and the process of education through our higher educational system became painful for some and still unclear for others. Today’s statistics and research data provides information on quantity and quality of our education
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Sensory loss 1.1 There are many different facts that can have an impact on people with sensory loss. Communication and awarness can play big roles in the impact. They may find it difficult to feed themselves‚dressing and mobility. Hobbies and interests can have a negative impact on their lives. They may also feel scared and alone due to this. There can be positive factors that can help out the person such as‚increased help‚aids for support and a good support team could give them a brighter outlook
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Dementia Awareness Dementia is a word used to describe a group of symptoms including memory loss‚ confusion‚ mood changes and difficulty with day-to-day tasks. There are many causes of dementia. The brain‚ along with the spinal cord‚ makes up the central nervous system‚ and it is this that controls all of our body’s functions. Within the brain there are billions of nerve cells that are known as neurons. These neurons communicate with each other and with other parts of the body by sending
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