Medicare was instituted because the elderly needed financial assistance with many health related issues associated with aging. Medicare helps to insure that the elderly receive the care they need regardless of social class and income. The health care program not only helps the elderly‚ but it also provides insurance for the poor to ensure their physical well-being. Medicare is for those 65 years of age who are eligible for social security and have paid in to Medicare. Medicare consists of two types of
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worked‚ Discrimination‚ Health and safety‚ Holiday entitlements‚ Redundancy and dismissal‚ Training‚ Disciplinary procedures‚ Union rights and consultation‚ among many others. Labour law covers the deal between employee and employer. Health and safety laws cover the work conditions‚ and minimum wage and other laws set basic compensation levels. We also have the Disability Act‚ Manual Handling Operations and Regulations‚ Data Protection Act‚ The Medicine Act‚ General Social Care Council code 2001‚ RIDDOR
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Health and social care is a massive part of our daily lives; 1) it impacts on our children 2) it impacts on our well being 3) it impacts our capabilities as a person by limiting the skill set we have for daily life Page 1 of 2 7.1 STRUCTURE AND PROVISION OF SERVICES The four sectors of health and social services are the public (statutory) sector‚ the private sector‚ the voluntary sector and informal care. Sometimes‚ the private and voluntary sectors are called the independent sector.
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Communication is the imparting or exchanging of information by speaking‚ writing‚ or using some other medium. With in all health and social care settings workers have to talk to service users. It’s important that they are communicated to in the correct way to way and they are made to feel accepted and respected. Verbal communication Verbal communication is getting across a message‚ idea‚ or feeling through the use of mouth. Verbal communication is the main way of communicating face-to-face. The
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essay focusses on the importance of effective communication in caring for people with dementia and their families/cares in the residential setting. Firstly‚ it identifies and discusses the effectiveness of different forms of communication. Secondly‚ it will be Identifying and discussing factors that affect communications with health and social care service users‚ their families‚ care teams and other professionals as well as explaining the influences of Diversity‚ language and culture responsibilities
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Amy Lockett Unit 4229 208- Understand health and safety in social care settings Task A plan Ai) A description of four different examples of accidents and/or sudden illnesses that might occur Stroke- where arteries that connect to the brain become blocked resulting in reduced blood flow‚ these blockages are usually caused by blood clots. Falls- They may fall due to a slip. Asthma attack- This is when an individual suffers shortening of breath due to the tightening of muscles around the airways. Heart
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Margaret‚ the RN‚ already made up her mind as she disappeared down the stairs with Joseph expressing his reluctance. 2. What is your value and ethical position related to the case? Include discussion of theory and principles on which your position is based. My compassionate nature agree with Dr. John’s intention and plan of going back down the stairs to check and see who else can be saved and brought to the roof. If my quick assessment indicates that cries can be heard clearly‚ then my take is that they
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Unit 5 Principles of Safeguarding and Protection in health and social care 1.1‚ 1.2 Physical Abuse Physical abuse is abuse involving contact intended to cause feelings of intimidation‚ pain‚ injury‚ or other physical suffering or bodily harm.. Physical abuse includes... * Hitting / slapping / kicking * Pushing * Pinching * Force feeding * Burning / scalding * Misuse of medication or restraint * Catheterisation for the convenience of staff * Refusing access to
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the role of educational inclusion‚ individual and general perspectives on inclusion and how the medical and social models have played a great part in the conception and in its application in regards to inclusion in the past and in recent times. Inclusion has different conception and used in certain terminology that relates to inclusion. It is used in different settings such as in social care and in the educational setting in the society today. In this report I will be focusing on the educational part
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Relationship Based Care Stephenie Worrall Concepts for Professional Nursing NSG 311 Sue Nichols Spring 2012 Relationship Based Care Relationship based care (RBC) is a concept model Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs has adopted hospital wide. I chose this concept because it is new to the organization and I wanted to gain a better understanding of what exactly RBC is. This paper will provide information about what RBC is‚ how it works‚ who it involves and the perceptions of those
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