Health and Social Care Unit 4 D2

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D2, Evaluate the influence of two major theories of ageing on health & social care provision. In the assignment D2, I will be evaluating the influences of the two major theories, activity & disengagement theory on health & social care provision. To do this I will be researching about health and social care services that apply to these theories. The first one is a social care service because it is helping the elderly to maintain their social life, Luncheon clubs help do this, these are clubs that are available to the elderly, which gives them an opportunity to maintain a social interaction as they grow older. They also get the elderly out of the house as well, some luncheon clubs might do transport there & back so it wouldn’t be a struggle to get there. Luncheon clubs help people socialise for people that live alone so they don’t become disengaged. Lunch clubs are for the elderly who feel lonely or ‘cut off’ from people in the community, or those that may be housebound for much of their time. They also help people who find it difficult to prepare hot meals at home for themselves. (Source: http://www.findmegoodcare.co.uk/good-care-planner/support-in-the-community/lunch-clubs). One of the services offer people to learn pot cooking, which is a nutritional solution that provides a healthy meal, these are typically offered to men, those who have lost their wives & are not used to cooking for themselves. ‘Royal Voluntary Service encourages healthy eating. For those not used to cooking for themselves, typically men who have lost their wives, we teach one pot cooking, a nutritional solution that will provide a healthy meal for successive days.’ (Source: http://www.royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk/how-we-help/services-we-provide/social-activities/lunch-clubs). Another service offers entertainment such as gentle exercise & outings into the town centre,

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