When an older person is diagnosed with dementia there are various support services available for both the individual and their family. It is almost expected that an older person will have dementia and is considered the way in which people age. Older people have very different needs to a younger person, older people have care services that they can use to help them with day to day life such as personal care, cooking, cleaning, medication etc. Older people are less like to have a large group of friends with which they socialise with on a regular basis. If a younger person is diagnosed with dementia it is more unusual.
a care home manager observing an individual resident may identify that they may need more assistance with personal care and discuss this with individual. Making decisions about treatment or care to meet the individual’s needs. It is important and necessary to carry out a specific study, or research project, to investigate the benefits to others, there are many organisations often charities, which are dedicated to improving the care of individuals with specific disease and disorders through research. highlighting gaps in provision: the health or social care needs of communities change over time with the rise and fall of local employment; and young adult s moving on, leaving old adults in the family home. The services needed for a new housing estate with lots of young children, are usually different from those needed a well-established estate with a greater proportion of older adult residents.
Chronic Kidney Disease and the Aging Population As today’s population ages we have seen an increase in the elderly living at home and taking advantage of many community resources. One of those resources is community centers for the elderly where senior citizens can go for their social needs. “The older American adult population is expected to more than double by the year 2050, with the largest growth spurt taking place between 2010 and 2030 when the baby boom generation enters the 'golden years' (Gallagher, et. al, 2009).” Today’s seniors are living longer and have an increased need for social interaction and education about their healthcare. Community centers give seniors the opportunity to interact with others in age appropriate activities and learn about opportunities to assist them with healthcare related questions and needs.
Pwcs26 Sarah Turner unit 2 understand how to implement a person-centred approach in an adult social care setting. 2.1 describe how to find out the history, preferences, wishes and needs of an individual. Understanding a persons history will help you understand the person as an individual as it is these past experiences that will influence the individual's current behaviour and functioning. In order to know about a person's preferences, wishes and needs you have to talk and listen to an individual, ask friends and family about a person, observe a persons behaviour, monitor how a person responds to you, offer choices and observe responses and reading case notes provided by other professionals. It is important to remember that an individual's preferences, wishes and needs will be based on religious beliefs and culture and will change so it is important to ask an individual, watch an individual and listen to an individual.
1.2 Reflective practice is very important in improving the quality of the service provided. It will help me to improve my work practice as I will be assessing the situations that may have happened in a previous practice, how they can be improved and the things that didn’t work so well can be made sure they are not done again. 1.3 The standards within the work practice may be adapted for certain individuals due to reflective practice for example if an individual prefers breakfast in bed and this is what they wish for I could talk to my manager so that it is documented in their care plan so that their needs are met and others will also be aware of what the individual likes and dislikes and what kind of assistance they need. 1.4 Own values, belief systems and experiences may affect our working practice as you may follow your own beliefs which are different to others and this could cause conflict in the work force. It may be that I am a different religion to a service user and things that may be normal to me they might find really offensive.
In this assignment I am going to evaluate the influence of two major theories of ageing on a health and social care provision, the provision is a residential care home. The two major theories are disengagement theory and activity theory; the elderly may take different approaches towards these theories as individuals within the care home all have different needs. Each individual within the care home will go through the ageing process as some people can disengage from people or they can be more active. When planning how to provide services to meet the needs of each client I must take into consideration of whether each individual need the facilities to disengage from people or whether the need the facilities to become more active. Also, I must
Age In Place: Advantages and Challenges Introduction As people age, they will experience several changes: reduced vision, decreased mobility, reduced mental processing capabilities, increased risk of falls due to balance, and increased risk of illness (Hager, n.d.). People’s quality of lives and independence will be impacted by these changes. Therefore, research has focused on how to age without losing independence and quality of lives has been asked by a lot of people. Aging in place is defined as “the ability to live in one’s own home and community safely, independently, and comfortably, regardless of age, income, or ability level” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, n.d.). According to the definition, aging in place does not only describe that a person can live in a residence of his/her choice, but also the person are able to have services or support they might need as their needs change over time as well as to maintain their quality of life.
UNIT 11, Assignment 2 – Safeguarding Adults and Promoting Independence P4 In this task of the assignment, I will be outlining the importance of legislation and regulation that governs safeguarding adults work. On top of this, I will be also outlining the working strategies and procedures used in health and social care to lessen the dangers of abuse within an establishment. The meaning of a vulnerable adult us when an individual at the age of 18 years and above who is or might require community support facilities or is a resident in an ongoing care service with the reason of having a mental or other disability, old age or illness or even someone who are not capable to look after him or herself, as well as not being capable to protect themselves from major danger or mistreatment. Legislations and regulations: The purpose of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act is to control connection amongst children and vulnerable adults as well as those who may perhaps harm them. This act was carried out in October 2009, as the government is presently monitoring the proposal programme for other areas of the Act, such as establishments wanting the employees to become as an ISA registered.
Career opportunities for social workers are available in hospitals, home health agencies, hospice agencies, nursing homes, schools, community action agencies, correctional agencies, programs for the aging, recreation programs, mental health centers, mental retardation centers, juvenile courts, child welfare agencies, and others. The code of ethics governs social work practice in different countries. Ethics is vital and safeguard for both clients and workers interest and provide guidelines for professional practice. Strategies to infuse the risk of child maltreatment are a part of a social worker job description. The researcher argued that reducing and identifying the maltreatment that some families occur in their home.
That is to find the most comfortable und helpful way to help the older adult. Assessing process includes the modifying of the testing environment to assure optimal performance, that will determine the client's current mental status, cognitive ability, social supports available to the client, the client's medical status, and interviews with family members and close friends (“Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders,” 2000). The process of assessment that is gathering, evaluating and the decision-making, can be complicated due to the variety of features. Among them are the issues that impact the older adults. The most