Dementia is the term used to describe the symptoms that occur when the brain is affected (damaged) by certain diseases and conditions (e.g. a stroke)‚ including Alzheimer’s disease. As this is a progressive disease‚ symptoms can be slowed down‚ but not cured and will always‚ gradually get worse. Regardless of the cause of the dementia‚ as it is the brain cells that are dying‚ some of the person’s abilities and functions of day to day life will progressively become more difficult. There are five
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1.2 Our place of work should have clear written policies and procedures of health and safety. As practitioners we should oversee all health and safety checks regularly. Indoor and outdoor equipment should be checked before and after use. The environment we are using shoul also be checked. Eg‚ is the glass or gardening tools lying around the garden‚ are their bricks or toys on the floor on which some one could trip. Some checks are required annually by law. Ie We should have a qualified electrician
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Building relationship: This is a vital role in the health and social care sector as with this first form of communication is important to build a relationship. It can be verbal or non verbal communication skills by making your first impression it needs to be good and professional by either a hand shake‚ good eye contact‚ smile and just being friendly and warm welcome. Maintaining relationship: In health and social care we maintain and good healthy and friendly relationship with the service user
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Task A Presentation Ai. Management of Health and Safety at work Regulations 1999. Health and Safety (Display screen equipment Regulations 1992) ameneded 2002. Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (as amended 2002). Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH). Reporting of Injuries‚ Diseases and dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR amended 2008) Health and Safety First Aid Regulations 1981. Aii. Having a Health and Safety Policies and Procedure
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Unit 4222-324 – Support individuals with specific communication needs. Kate Wilson Outcome 1 – understand specific communication needs and factors affecting them. 1.1 – Explain the importance of meeting an individual’s communication needs? Individuals that have communication problems need help and support to enable them to express themselves in the way they want‚ it’s important that you find out the best way for the individual to communicate for example it may be through sign language or writing
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Personal hygiene (NHS) The person you care for may be physically or mentally unable to maintain their own personal hygiene. Keeping clean is essential for good health. Poor hygiene can cause skin complaints‚ unpleasant smells and bacterial or parasitic infections. General hygiene The daily personal hygiene of the person you care for is very important‚ so make sure: • their hands are washed after they’ve used the toilet • their genitals and anal area are washed every day • their
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1.1 Explain employees’ roles and responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection You have a responsibility to take care of your own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by your actions such as the people you support‚ their family‚ friends and your work colleagues. The health and safety at work act 1974 requires workers to: Take reasonable care their own safety and that of others Cooperate with the employer in respect of health and safety matters Not intentionally
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Unit 4222-301 Promote communication in health‚ social care or children’s and young people’s setting 1.1 Communication happens a lot in health and social care settings: many different kinds of conversations occur‚ as well as a variety of meetings‚ activity and treatment sessions and consultations with medical and other practitioners that also involve communication. A closer look at these activities will show you that service users‚ practitioners and other adults interact and communicate with
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Unit 4222-374 Promote Active Support Outcome 1 – Understand How Active Support Translates Values Into Person-Centred Practical Action with an Individual 1.1 The hotel model is staff doing things for the service users and then become observers in their own lives. This is where things are done without any actual consent from the individual and planned more around the convenience of the staff one example being if a staff member makes a service user wait for medication to ease pain or discomfort but
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Unit 4222-265 – understand the causes of infection Outcome 1 - understand the causes of infection 1. Identify the differences between bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi and parasites. Bacteria – is a single cell micro-organism that gets its nutrition from its surroundings and can only be seen under a microscope Viruses - are disease producing agents far smaller than bacteria. They are enclosed in a protein coating which makes them more difficult to destroy. Parasites – an organism that feeds and is dependant
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