and sometimes as a result of a stroke. Dementia is progressive‚ which means the symptoms will gradually get worse. How fast dementia progresses will depend on the individual. Each person is unique and will experience dementia in their own way. Symptoms of dementia include: • Loss of memory − for example‚ forgetting the way home from the shops‚ or being unable to remember names and places‚ or what happened earlier the same day • Mood changes − particularly as parts of the brain that control
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Monitoring report on the Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People’s Workforce November 2010 Ofqual/10/4792 Monitoring report on the Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People’s Workforce Contents Executive summary .................................................................................................... 2 Recommendations ................................................................................................
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Introduction 2 Task 01 2 1.1 Analyze Features of any Healthcare Organization which Encourages 2 1.2 Analyze Leadership and management styles that facilitate continuous improvement 3 1.3 Analyze features of a Learning Organization 4 1.4 Analyze approaches to introduce and embed changes within St Christopher’s Care Home 6 1.5 Analyze Approaches to Quality Improvement. 7 Task 02 9 2.1 Assess sources of information likely to identify opportunities 9 2.2 Analyze information to identify areas
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RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY THIS IS COVERED BY THE HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK ACT 1974 (HASAWA) THIS ACT IS LIKE AN UMBRELLA THAT IS UPDATED AND THE LEGISLATIONS AROUND IT CONSIST: * MANUAL HANDLING OPERATIONS REGULATIONS 1992 (AMENDED 2002) * CONTROL OF SUBSTANCES HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH REGULATIONS 2002 (COSHH) * REPORTING OF INJURIES‚ DISEASES AND DANGEROUS OCCURRANCES REGULATIONS 1995 (RIDDOR) (AMENDED 2008) * HEALTH AND SAFETY FIRST AID REGULATIONS 1981 * MANAGMENT OF HEALTH AND SAFETY
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some‚ no interruptions or noise from other ’patients or residents’ who may be confused‚ more likely to get visits from friends and family - some people don’t like hospitals also more one on one with the individual. Also to be more independent. 1.3 The support that individuals might need could be home care workers‚ health visitors‚ nurses‚ doctors‚ social services eg social worker‚ voluntary services‚ meals. This is just as it sounds. The individual has the right to know what support
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Health and Social Care Assignment UNIT 1 - PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNICATION IN ADULT SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW In this assignment‚ you will complete tasks to demonstrate your knowledge of the importance of effective communication in adult social care settings‚ and ways to overcome barriers to meet individual needs‚ wishes and preferences in communication. You will also address the principles and practices relating to confidentiality. TASKS There are two tasks to this assignment. TASK
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assessment is a plan put in place to reduce the risk of harm occurring‚ it aims to identify potential risks to the health‚ safety or security of a care practitioner. Risk assessments have to be held under the health and safety at work act and Management of Health and Safety Regulations 1999. It is a lawful document and if not carried out care organisations can face prosecution. The HSE (health and safety executive) can request risk assessments at any time to make sure they are being done and are up to
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speech and motor skills are affected. Certain forms of dementia cause a change in the personality of the individual. A person suffering from dementia will lose certain skills and knowledge they already had. This is the main difference to other conditions that affect the mind. People who suffer from learning problems‚ or lower intelligence will never acquire certain skills‚ people suffering from dementia will lose skills they have acquired. Dementia is more common in older people. Certain forms of
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Health and Social Care Assignment UNIT 1 - PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNICATION IN ADULT SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW In this assignment‚ you will complete tasks to demonstrate your understanding of the importance of communication in adult social care settings‚ and ways to overcome barriers to meet individual needs and preferences in communication. You will also address the issue of confidentiality. TASKS There are two task to this assignment. TASK 1 2 EVIDENCE Short answer questions
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Unit 3 M1 In this assignment I am going to describe how health and safety legislation‚ policies and procedures promote the safety of individuals in a health or social care setting. Firstly‚ all health and social care settings should have fluent staff training; this is to ensure that all staff is actually aware of the policies‚ safety legislation and procedures they will have to follow when working in the health and social care setting. The manager should go through all potential procedures that
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