Identify reports into serious failures to protect individuals from abuse. This is a recent report of evidence of neglect at Partridge Care Centre‚ which is a residential nursing home specialising in looking after people with a range of neurological
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Description Within my college course iam doing my placement in an elderly care home. The unit I’m in tends to be more frail elderly clients. Due to the data protection act 1998 I will be changing names of the clients nursing staff and location to safeguard their confidentially. It is also complies with the NMC 2012 “you must respect people’s right to confidentiality” (NMC2012). Within the home there is an elderly gentleman called Alec‚ Alec has osteoarthritis and uses a wheelchair his mobility
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TASK B YOUR WORK ROLE Bi) Describe the terms and conditions of your employment as set out in your contract of Employment or employment agreement. * To provide staff support‚ demonstration and instruction of care activities‚ particularly in relation to the induction of new staff. * To enhance and promote the clients quality of life * Participate in the rota‚ to ensure senior care support is available at all times. * Responsible for the ordering and distribution of prescribed medication
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Should elderly people be neglected? Recently‚ a report has stated‚ to many people’s amazement‚ as many as 30% elderly people live below the poverty line in Hong Kong. An increasing number of the elderly in the territory have received social security assistance from the government. In the absence of adequate savings and regular income‚ little difficulty is there in understanding why the elderly more rely on the government. There are some difficulties that the elderly have to come to grips with
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In a nursing home‚ there are many case – sensitive‚ optional‚ and occupational aspects. Some case – sensitive parts refer to: reasons for being placed in a care facility‚ temporay stays‚ types of care offered‚ the amount of residents‚ outings‚ and the different types of precautions taken to ensure safety. A few things fall into an optional category such as: choosing between care and if pets are allowed. An occupational side is the types of jobs offered and what each does in a day’s time. All of these
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With the changed medical environment and the advancement of medical technology‚ the proportion of older people in developed countries‚ such as USA and UK‚ is higher than in developing and undeveloped nations. As a result‚ these governments have attempted to find an efficient long-term care to reduce social and medical costs. In the past‚ families needed to be responsibie for the elderly. However‚ in the late 20th century‚ due to the change of social environment‚ most families tried to find another
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3. “ The elderly should live in old folks’ home. ” Give your opinion. You should write at least 350 words‚ illustrate your opinion with examples. Caring for the aged has recently been one of the main concerns among many individuals in today’s society. More and more individuals are choosing to send their elderly parents to old folks’ homes instead of living under the same roof as them. The debate has heated among the community today. There are people that agreed to this statement as well as opposed
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The ACAT Assessment Process We chose to undertake the ACAT assessment as one of the learning task because‚ most of us in the group do not know or understand what an ACAT assessment is. For me‚ as I am doing my placement in an aged care community centre‚ I learned that it is the most fundamental and important step or a starting point for older people to access government-subsidized aged care services (myagedcare‚ 2015) which helps to determine the advice‚ information and assistance
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M1 -Describe how practitioners should apply values of care in health or social care service In this task I will describe how practitioners should apply values of care within a health or social care service. Care values are standards that should be met within a health and social care setting; they are designed to improve the quality of care which is given to people. Promoting care values within a care setting. The care values which are applied in a health care setting consist of; maintaining confidentiality
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There would also be therapist that can help either in person or over the phone 24 hours a day to assist both the informal care giver as well as the elderly person being cared for. It would be a place where families that are caring for loved ones can get help and answers to all of their questions no matter what time of day. It would be 24 hours a day because often the feeling of despair and being overwhelmed doesn’t keep normal business hours. Caregivers may have the need to talk to someone about
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