Introduction to duty of care The term duty of care means having the duty or the responsibility of being the caretaker for another person. Someone who is too young, too old, too ill, or unfit mentally to care for himself/ herself and requires another person to assist. This could include looking after the person's hygiene (cleanliness), safety, meals, transportation, and other medical or physical needs. It affects my work role as I have a duty of care for all the service users I work with. Some individuals require us to take on more of a duty of care than others depending on their level of capacity.
Unit 4222-325 Support individuals during a period of change As an individual goes through life they experience changes. Some changes may only be temporary and are short term, this could be due to an operation, hip or knee replacements or illness that has left them weak and unable to manage with everyday tasks until they get their strength back. Assistance at this time and loan of equipment can see them through this period. A fall that has resulted in broken bones or damage to parts of their body, may affect someone’s confidence and they need help to rebuild this. This can a very upsetting and frustrating time if someone is used to having their independence and they may be reluctant to except help but the positive is that after
Question 1 There are numerous potential affects due to difficulties with continence in relation to the individuals' self esteem, health and day to day activities; these include: o Low mood stemmed from lack of dignity and privacy. o Social isolation and embarrassment. o Individual lives in fear of being unable to manage their needs. o Deterioration to their health caused by dehydration due to wanting to prevent incontinence or wanting to reduce mobilising to facilitate needs. o Moisture damage to the skin can be caused to the individual due to being unable to cope with or without aids or support.
In some cases older individuals also take these simple tasks for granted. Too often people take the small things for granted not realizing how difficult those small things may be for others. Many older adults usually 65 and older have a hard time just standing and keeping their balance without any assists, just completing daily activities has been proven to be difficult for some older individuals as a result of muscle loss. When older individuals find themselves
Things they like and dislike. 6.3 Explain why an individual with learning disabilities may face additional barriers when accessing healthcare services An individual with learning disabilities may face additional barriers when accessing healthcare because they face problems within the community that someone without a learning disability can easily overcome. People with learning disabilities often have other health conditions such as hearing or sight problems. This can create barriers when accessing healthcare because they cannot interact with the environment like someone whose hearing and sight are not a problem. People with learning disabilities often have confidence issues and it can feel very daunting when required to access the community independently.
This means that all individuals can tell the health and social care service what there likes and dislikes are so that the individuals can control and make their own decisions on what they want to do in their everyday life. Also, this is especially important when vulnerable individuals cannot look after themselves or require help which are individuals included in personal care help. Another important element to plan care and empowerment for individuals is when they need support because they cannot talk for themselves, for example; an individual who has had a stroke might have a speech and language problem which means that it might be quite difficult for the care assistant to understand their personal preferences. Therefore, if the service user struggles to express their feelings and talk about them, then the care assistant should involve their family and friends who can sometimes make it easier for the service user as they know there relatives and trust them
Unit 393: Understand Sensory Loss Sensory loss is an impairment of any of the senses. Without probably realising we use these senses to carry out everyday life. Sensory loss can lead to isolation and frustration for individuals who suffer with these losses. Factors may be simple things we take for granted, for example people who have difficulty hearing and seeing may not be able to enjoy watching TV, a telephone conversation, or be able to distinguish between people’s faces and so on. People’s attitudes and beliefs towards people with sensory difficulties may impact negatively on individuals as they may assume that they lack understanding; quite often it may be those who are making assumptions who are acting incorrectly in accordance with the impairment; for example, people may use a raised voice when speaking to someone with a visual impairment.
Unit 4222-224 Support individuals to manage continence Understanding factors that affected the management of continence 1. Difficulties with continence Low self-esteem Lack of dignity A feeling of loosing independence Affecting employment Embarrassment Feeling of isolation Depression Distress Individuals may avoid getting help with there incontinence due to embarrassment discussing the subject. Some people avoid going out in public because of the fear of a “accident”. incontinence is one of the main reasons why a person may end up in care, they or there casers can no longer manage there continence. Individuals may reduce there intake of fluids or food to reduce the risk of a “accident”, this in time can result in infections
A number of factors can affect an individual’s ability to effectively communicate with others. These can prevent a service user from using a service as it can interfere with the individual’s ability to send or receive information about their care. Disability can affect a service user’s ability to communicate with the service workers. Sight impairments can make it difficult for service users to read leaflets and consent forms. This is a barrier because it means that the service user can’t fully access all the information that is required in order for them to use the service entirely e.g.
They won’t be able to share their problems with their GP because the GP doesn’t consider the individual as important. The individual could feel as though everyone thinks that way about them. This could lead to the person becoming very lonely and isolated. The individual could also get depressed and begin to hate who they are. Disempowerment: Make a person or group less powerful or confident Disempowerment: In a Care Home The managers and members of staff are more powerful than the service users because they have more authority, therefore they can put that into action.