being a carer for a family member. ‘A carer is someone of any age who provides unpaid support to care for family or friends who could not manage without this help. This could be caring for a relative‚ partner or friend who is ill‚ frail‚ disabled or has mental health or substance misuse problems.’ (Carers Trust) I will attempt to use my course materials to draw on the experiences of Ann Walker who cares for her elderly step father Angus who has developed Parkinsons’ disease. Firstly I will look at some
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and/or running community- based health and social care projects. Using examples from Block 3‚ discuss how local involvement helps to make care services more responsive to local needs‚ and explain some challenges in achieving it. The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) definition of health as contained in its constitution is ‘Health is a state of complete physical‚ mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity’ (WHO‚ 1946). In this essay‚ I will explore the detrimental
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This essay will explore why working in someone’s home can give rise to tensions and challenges for both the service user and care worker and will go on to explore how these issues can be overcome. When we read about Yetunde’s visit to Angus and Ann’s home it is clear that this was not an easy one for all involved. From the onset‚ tensions were running high within the family home. Ann was feeling frustration and despair at having to wait so long for support to arrive‚ coupled with guilt that
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have little or no choice in regards to who will care for the family member in question. Almost immediately we were made aware that Ann was expected to take on the role of caring for her step-father Augus when her mother passed away. Ann along with many other carers feel a sense of ‘Family duty’ when it comes to caring for a relative. Carers play a vital role – looking after those who are sick‚ disable‚ vulnerable or frail. The government believes that care should be something which people do with
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illnesses; some of the most common illnesses are depression‚ anxiety and stress. According to the (Metro 2010)‚ mental health problems are becoming a major concerned‚ this was highlighted in a study of 2‚000 people that shows that 69% of the candidate who admitted to be suffering mental illness isolated themselves instead of facing up to the problem. The Guardian (2010)‚ that stated that there is an increase in the number of people taking anti-depressant drugs‚ which is due partly to the amount of people
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Kim Mason X2616377 K101 TMA01 Part A – What challenges do individuals face when giving and receiving care within the families? Illustrate your answer using examples from K101 Unit 1. The word ‘carer’ is the generally acceptable term‚ for someone that supports and cares for a family member‚ friend or neighbour that may be suffering from illness‚ disability or unable to manage daily life unaided (dircetgov‚2006). Care relationships can be very demanding on time and emotions‚ life can become extremely
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A government website agrees “the word ‘carer’ means someone who looks after a friend‚ relative or neighbour who needs support because of their sickness‚ age or disability”. (Directgov 2006). A carer goes beyond what is expected from a relative‚ friend or neighbour; they are not paid like some professionals known as care workers‚ although they are vital to the government in providing care to some of the most vulnerable. The type of care given within the family environment saves the government billions
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the decisions she ’s had to make. Overall thinking about the bigger picture and how they disadvantages balance out the advantages. In some of our first text (The Open University. 1.2‚ page 16) it explains who is defined as a carer ’someone who looks after a friend‚ relative or neighbour who needs support because of their sickness‚ age or disability. ’ Ann struggles to define her duties as a daughter and those of a carer. I have learnt that there is a fine line but overall evaluating the time &
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The Lodge Bistro Chain The Lodge Bistro chain started out as something a bit different. This difference has enabled The Lodge to expand and become a successful chain of Bistros. However as time has gone on Bistros and outlets selling food have become more and more common. There are food outlets everywhere‚ all competing for custom and trying to be a little different to their rivals. The format of a French bistro has been replicated by many eating establishments and a large multinational chain
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Investigation whether the global superiority effect is affected by the types of symbol in reaction times Abstract This study examined whether participant’s response times to global target were faster than local targets. Participants had to identify global and local shapes and letters as quick as possible and the response times which were recorded to the computer data. The study was a replication of Navon’s (1977)‚ (cited in Ness Smith and Thirkettle‚ 2014) experiment but differed‚ as it was a
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