Coming into care [pic] Have you ever tried to imagine what is like to go into residential care for the fist time? Coming into care is undoubtedly one of the major decisions people make in life‚ and almost certainly the last major decision. The document I have chosen is from a hand out given to me on the social care induction programme. I choose this based on my work setting‚ because There is a lot of mixed feeling about coming in to care. Fears‚ doubts and most importantly when this happens
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Life Call a medical alarm and protection company advertised True Alert in effort to capture the attention of both the elderly and the sandwich generation. The ad started off with an elderly woman that tells of a time when she was helpless and almost lost her life if it wasn’t for Life Call. With no assistance‚ she was able to contact help during the most helpless time in her life. This ad intended to bring reassurance to the sandwich generation that they will be contacted immediately following the
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To Sent Senior Citizens To Old Folks Home Nowadays‚ the percentage of sending senior to Old Folks Home is increasing all over the world. People are thinks and cares about themselves rather than other people especially to senior citizens. Many people believe that they will be considered cruel‚ irresponsible‚ unfilial if sending a senior to Old Folks Home. Filial piety is an important in our culture and if the senior citizens lives in Old Folks Home‚ his or her children are considered to abandon
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Nicola coolledge Understanding employment responsibilities and rights in health‚ social care or children’s and young people’s setting. 1) know the statutory responsibilities and rights of employees and employers within own area of work 1.1 )list the aspects of employment covered by law The things that are covered by law is Anti discrimination provision (race gender disabilities religion age) ‚sickness and absence‚ sick pay‚ working hours and holiday entitlement‚ data protection‚ health and safety
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After seeing what my mother had to go through to get assistance for her overall quality of life‚ my interest in the elderly was high. My mother was suffering when she did not have to suffer. Being on a fix income and depending on her children‚ she was still lacking some important health care that needed to sustain her in her everyday living. Prior to reaching the age of 65‚ my mother suffered a stroke‚ which caused her to retire early‚ and then by the age of 70‚ she had a triple by-pass. Thank
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“ Promoting quality care through the not-for-profit sector ” STATEMENT OF BEST PRACTICE Key principles of person-centred dementia care “ Promoting quality care through the not-for-profit sector ” Introduction: promoting person-centred care The primary purpose of the National Care Forum (NCF) is to promote quality outcomes for people who receive care and support through the notfor-profit sector. NCF members make a formal commitment through the chief executives to adhere to NCF’s underpinning
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Long-Term Care Facility Study Team B HCS/437 January 19‚ 2014 Rick Johnson Long-Term Care Facility Study La Costa Glen Carlsbad La Costa Glen is a retirement community that is also a continuing life community. Seniors can join the community as active adults and live independently knowing that if and when the time comes where they may need further assistance of even skilled nursing care they can remain in the same community. It is comforting to know that you can remain with friends close by‚ able
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Task B: Research and Account of Abuse Account No.1: Ashcourt Nursing Home: 81 year old Maria Worroll Maria Worroll‚ 81‚ suffers from Alzheimer’s and arthritis‚ and requires around-the-clock care. "An elderly woman was physically assaulted by a male carer and mistreated by four others in a care home classed ’’excellent’’ by the national regulator‚ the Care Quality Commission. Jane Worroll secretly filmed her mother’s room in Ash Court‚ London‚ after she noticed bruising on her mother’s arms and
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Medication management in older adults: a critique of concordance Austyn Snowden across the hfe span; older people are just as unlikely to take a medicine that interferes with their lifestyle or behefs as younger people (Carter et al‚ 2003). The concept of concordance has emerged as a principle underpinning many suggested solutions to these problems (Medicines Partnership‚ 2003). This article examines the concept of concordance and concludes that‚ while useful as a principle‚ it is difficult to
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Contents Introduction How to use this guidance Chapter 1: Principles of safe and appropriate handling of medicines Chapter 2: Handling medicines in social care settings • Controlled drugs • Disposing of medicines • Medicine administration • Minor ailments • Record-keeping • Storage of medicines • Self-administration of medicine • Staff training Chapter 3: Handling medicines — requirements for specific services • Adult placement • Boarding schools‚ school care accommodation‚ special residential schools
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