nvq 3 304 person centred approach305 Understand person-centred approaches in adult care settings. Task B reflective account. We have been looking after JM for a number of years she came to live with us with early stage dementia as her husband BM could no longer care for her himself at home as he was suffering from heart disease and diabetes but he still regularly visited her as he lived a short distance away. Whilst in our care her dementia has deteriorated slowly but she would still recognise her husband and family when they came to visit. At all times her support plans where updated regularly about changes in her health conditions.
For example, whilst seeing to a Resident they decide to confide in you that they are ‘Giving Up’ and have been hiding their medication instead of taking it. This information even though, told to you in confidence MUST be recorded in the Residents Care Plan as well as reported to the Nurse / Senior member of staff so that it can be monitored straight away. Equality & Diversity Within a Care setting it is important that each and every Resident is treated with exactly the same amount of respect and that they also receive the exact level of care that also meets with the individual’s Resident’s needs. For example, within my care setting each and every Resident has their own individual way of how they like to receive their personal care. As a Care Assistant it is important that we make ourselves aware of exactly what the Residents preferences are before attending to them.
This can range from a General Practitioner to a local walk in centre. It is directly accessible and requires no referral. A GP will make necessary referral to more specialist services, depending upon the GP initial diagnosis or for further assessment of the patient’s symptoms. GP’s can also signpost their patients to support networks. Examples of these networks are counselling services, support groups and self-help groups who can provide the patients with their expert knowledge, support and advice on the presenting diagnosis, however it is apparent that not all patient’s with long term illnesses will access the support offered to them as the patient may believe that they are not required or that the patient
Even though it is similar to a formal team there are some differences. There is no manager/leader, team members are equal in informal teams. Since there is no specialty, it means that any task done by one team member can be done by any other team member as well. Informal teams are common in start-ups, where all the people involved are equal and have the same skills. Size of team: Out of research it has been shown that the best team size is five to nine people in a group.
Unit 204 - Introduction to duty of care in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings 1.1. Duty of care means that we must do everything we can to keep the people in our care safe from harm. 1.2. As care workers, we aim to help people live independently. That means encouraging them to make decisions for themselves.
U116-15B Environment: Journeys through a changing world Assignment: TMA 02 | Question 1a: 1. Occupancy component. This is because, in addition to me and my partner, I have various people staying in my house including my child (he does not live with me full-time, so I used a 0.4 person measure for this). My fiancée’s mother comes to stay on occasion also my partner likes to have friends staying as she moved in with me near XXXX, but she originally hails from XXXX. I input 2.4 here.
In vulnerable adult protection cases only, access to IMCAs is not restricted to people who have no one else to support or represent them. Therefore, if the eligibility conditions (below) are met, the local authority and the NHS will consider whether an IMCA should be instructed, even though the person who lacks capacity has got family and friends. The role of the Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (IMCA) is to work with and support people who lack capacity, and represent their views to those who are working to determine their best
One main piece of legislation that ensures anti-discriminatory practice is Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 1995. The Disability Discrimination Act ensures civil rights for people with disabilities and protects them from any form of discrimination. It encourages health organisations and health authorities to overcome any kind of barriers and make full adjustments to ensure full accessibility. In any H&SC organisation governing bodies are in place to ensure that legislation and codes of practice are followed. Governing bodies and codes of practice which promote anti-discriminatory practice in H&SC settings in the UK include General Social Care Council/Care, NHS constitution and Nursing + Midwifery Council.
Reflective review Assignment 1 Understand the nature and the importance of the communication process in the work place I am a Home Care co-ordinator for West Berkshire council & I manage 11 carers. Our aim is to provide a Home Care service to clients to enable them to remain independently in their own homes for as long as possible. Carers usually work alone in the community for most of their day & We rely on communication via telephone, emails & Duty reports. This information has to be accurate as it usually needs an immediate response. The information is usually about the clients or carers well-being, therefore it is vital that we have the right information to act upon & respond accordingly.
I support Mr Johnson by giving him choice of food and drink,variety of books to read,assist him with his bedtime taking him up to his room, his preferred method of personal care whether it be a shower or full strip wash. I have got to know him for several months now and when he gets to know you he tends to behave more so than being with a new member of staff. If he is behaving negatively I usually leave him to calm down and collect his thoughts then come back to him when he is calmer this tends to work. I need to find out Mr Johnson's communication needs to help him to the best of my ability, I have read his care plan which gives me the information I need or I can ask my manager or a colleague if I need help. When there is a crowd of people around Mr Johnson this is when he shows behavioural problems and tends to stop communicating.