Definition of Duty of Care Working in the Health and Social Care industry, there is a legal requirement to act in the Service User’s best interests and provide a duty of care towards the people who are being supported. Also, employer’s have a Duty of Care to their staff, ensuring that training needs are met. My employer also has a duty of care for staff members, to ensure that working conditions are safe and suitable to deliver the service. Legally, employers must abide by relevant health &
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Dementia Care Practice DEM 313 By recognising and respecting an individual’s heritage we are putting the person at the centre of the care. We are embracing the fact that they are an individual with unique experiences and history. We are respecting their diversity and their culture. By working in this way we are working with the legal requirement of equality, diversity and discrimination. When an older person is diagnosed with dementia there are various
Task 1 1.1 There are many different causes of dementia syndrome, these include; Alzheimer’s disease (the most common cause), Vascular disease usually after a stroke are series of small strokes, dementia with lewy bodies, fronto-temporal dementia (including picks disease) usually affecting personality and behaviour before memory. Other rarer causes of dementia are CJD, multiple sclerosis, motor neurone disease, parkinson’s disease and Huntinton’s disease. 1.2 The types of memory imparement that
Understand and implement a person centered approach to the care and support of individuals with dementia 1.1 Describe what is meant by a person centered approach. A person centered approach involves recognising a person's individuality, their personal history as well as their personaity. It respects the individuals needs, values and preferences. It seeks to understand the world from the individual's perspective. It enables individual's to recieve the care and support they need, in a person centered
Assessment Activity Pack to Support unit DEM 313 Assessment methods: |Written Questions | |You are required to answer the following questions. Please complete the questions on the appropriate form attached.( tipex is| |not allowed on any paperwork) | |1.1, |Explain
DEM 204 Understand and implement a person centred approach to the care and support of individuals with dementia 1.1 Describe what is meant by a person centred approach. A person centred approach involves recognising a person's individuality, their personal history as well as their personality. It respects the individual’s needs, values and preferences. It tries to understand the world from an individual's perspective. It enables individual's to receive the care and support they need, in a person
DEM 312 Understand and enable interaction and communication with individuals who have dementia 1.1 Alzheimer’s disease Short-term memory loss is associated with Alzheimer’s disease. Individuals affected with this disease may be unable to remember things that have just happened or ask the same questions repeatedly. Individuals suffering with it can also forget people this could be just forgetting their names and eventually just forgetting who they are. This itself can cause communication issues
|Assessment | | | |criteria | |The most common type of dementia is Alzheimer’s, this is a degenerative neurological disorder|DEM 301 |1.1 | |and genetic factors are considered the greatest factors involved in the development of the | | | |disease. Several other possible causes include exposure to toxins, abnormal
Unit 4222-250 Support individuals to maintain personal hygiene Outcome 1 Understand the importance of good personal hygiene 1.1 explain why personal hygiene is important Personal hygiene is essential for good health and well being Having a clean and respectable appearance and pleasant environment is key to maintaining the self-esteem of older people. The better they feel, the more they can enjoy life, making life more pleasurable for both them and for the staff. For most adults, hygiene is
Kimberley Howell DEM 304 Enable rights and choices of individuals with dementia whilst minimising risks 1) Understand key legislation and agreed ways of working that support the fulfilment 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