It could be that an individual refuses their medication. Remind them of why they take the medication and its benefits and again advise them of the risks involved in not taking their medication. If they still refuse ensure this is noted on their Medication administration record and reported in their communication notes and discussed at handover, so others aware if a problem occurs. If the individual insists on doing something which is unsafe or risky that is their choice and you must respect their right,
Unit 4222-245 outcome one- The legislation and polices designed to promote human rights, inclusion, equal life chances and citizenship of individuals with learning disabilities are as follows: Human rights act 1998/2000 Mental capacity act 2005 National health service and community care act 1990 disability discrimination act 2005 Equality act 2010 Departments of health 2001 These legislations and policies influence the day to day experiences of an individual and their families by as follows: Getting a job or entering an education system. Independence, such as going out with friends or travelling. Promoting their rights. Securing and ensuring that no harm or danger is inflicted via direct of indirect actions. It ensure they are being treated equally and given choice and free will.
Sometimes it is necessary to make or help guide decisions for some service users as they may not have the mental capacity to do so, so therefore we make some decisions that may affect their life, whether it is medication or making decisions about what food choice they have. At times I have to prepare food for the service users. One of the key things about being a care assistant is to maintain dignity and respect at all times. I always try to maintain my professional attitude and not befriend the service users as this is not making the service users equal and is very unfair. This can lead to many problems.
With respect to adults, key aspects of legislation include similar standards of protection to vulnerable adults. . The Department of health define vulnerable adult as a person who: may be in need of community care services by reason of mental or other disability, age or illness; and who is or may be unable to care of him or herself, or unable to protect him or herself against significant harm or exploitation(DOH,2000,pp 8-9). Three concepts that underpin safeguarding are protection, justice, and empowerment. (Minister of states 2010) Safeguarding Vulnerable adult is everyone’s business.
Natalie Humphrey Enable Rights and Choices of Individuals with Dementia whilst Minimising Risk Outcome 1: Understand key legislation and agreed ways of working that support the fulfillment of rights and choices of individuals with dementia while minimising risk of harm 1.1 Explain the impact of key legislation that relates to fulfilment of rights and choices and the minimising of risk of harm for an individual with dementia * Human Rights Act of 1998 its aim is to support individuals through the UK courts in some of the rights contained in the European Convention on Human Rights. In particular, the Act makes it unlawful for any public body to act in a way which is incompatible with the Convention, unless the wording of an Act of Parliament means they have no other choice. The Human Rights Act also gives people the right to take court proceedings if they think that their Convention rights have been breached or are going to be. Human rights include: • The right to life • The right to liberty and security of person • The right to respect for one’s private and family life, home and correspondence • The right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion • The right to freedom of expression * Mental Capacity Act of 2005 this ensures that unless proved otherwise the individual is able to make their own choices. * Mental Capacity and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards 2005 the primary purpose of these Acts is to provide a legal framework for acting and making decisions on behalf of adults who lack the capacity to make particular decisions for themselves.
Be able to manage inter-agency, joint or integrated working in order to protect vulnerable adults Candidate Name: Michelle Wingrove Date: 13/05/2015 Unit: 514 Hours of Completion: Understand the legislation, regulations and polices that underpins the protection of vulnerable adults The Human Rights Act 1998 which gives legal force to ensure respect for human rights and high standards of practice by public bodies. The Care Standards Act 2014 and subsequent regulations placed a requirement on care providers to create procedures to protect people in their care from abuse or harm. The Mental Capacity Act 2005 makes it an offence to mistreat or willfully neglect people thought to lack mental capacity, and the Mental Health Act 2007 contains a similar offence. Since the introduction of the new Care Act 2014 in April of this year (2015) there have been new measures in relation to the protection and the safeguarding of vulnerable adults. In relation to safeguarding, the Care Bill will do the following: • Make safeguarding adults boards statutory; • Make safeguarding enquiries a corporate duty for councils; • Make serious case reviews mandatory when certain triggering situations have occurred and the parties believe that safeguarding failures have had a part to play; • Place duties to co-operate over the supply of information on relevant agencies; • Place a duty on councils to fund advocacy for assessment and safeguarding for people who do not have anyone else to speak up for them; • Abolish, on human rights grounds, councils’ power to remove people from unsanitary conditions under section 47 of the National Assistance Act; • Re-enact existing duties to protect people’s property when in residential care or hospital; • Place a duty on providers surrounding failings in hospital and care settings.
203 Principles of diversity, equality and inclusion in adult social care settings Assignment composition Assignment overview This assignment looks at the importance of anti-discriminatory practice in social care. You will need to demonstrate an understanding of the terminology and the law and regulations which underpin your work. You must show that you understand when and how to get support and information on promoting diversity, equality and inclusion and that you can work in an inclusive way. You will also demonstrate an understanding of how individuals may be discriminated against and what action to take to challenge this. Tasks There are two tasks to this assignment.
Safe Guarding and Protection of Vulnerable Adults Unit 514 The Government safeguarding policy and legislation is based on three main concepts. Justice- making sure everybody has a fair trial and is treated fairly. Empowerment- allowing the individual a right to be involved in the situation and allow them to have a voice. Protection- keeping people safe and protecting them from harm and abuse where possible. Also the concept of protection is taking away basic rights of the individual.
The whole process is a plan to make sure that any problems can be dealt with before they cause any problems or illness. P6 Explain safe practices necessary in preparing, cooking and serving food in a health or social care setting. Hygiene control When you work with food, it is the key that hygiene is well controlled because food must be kept safe. This is done by: * Protecting food from contamination by damaging bacteria * Stop bacteria from growing too dangerous of level * Eliminate unhealthy bacteria in or on food by detailed cooking * Get rid of damaging food safely Basic rules of hygiene control * Always
Be aware of dilemmas that may arise about Duty of Care and the support available for addressing them 2.1 Describe dilemmas that may arise between the Duty of Care and an individual’s right You may have a case as a care worker where an individual may want to do something which could be a risk to their own health and safety. It’s your duty of care to do all you can to keep them safe but you also have the duty to respect them as an individual. This causes a dilemma. An example of this is a resident no longer wanting to use her Zimmer Frame, but in her care plan it states that she uses it to help her move