This is also an additional impact on well being that patients have to live with. Outcome 2 Know the support available for individuals with multiple conditions and/or disabilities 2.1 Professionals who provide support : pediatrist, dietitian, doctor, nurse, physiotherapist etc. 2.2 Equipment may be required to support the additional needs of individuals with multiple conditions: hoist, wheelchairs, zimmer frames, turntables, reading glasses, hearing aids, etc. 2.3 All professionals and equipment listed in 2.1 and 2.2 required to support them. 2.4 Informal networks such as family, friends, neighbours can play a very important role giving emotional and physical support to the individuals.
2. Compare the roles of people and agencies who may be needed to support an individual to live at home There are various different people and agencies needed to support an individual to live at home. It is important that individuals are introduced to the appropriate services and facilities and support networks to enable them to do this. The Health care team this could consist of some or all of the following * Social worker – deals with overall social care issues, care funding, monitoring their overall well-being * Occupational therapist – deals with mobility equipment and living/adaptation aids * Physiotherapist – deals with rehabilitation ie; following hip
Care Manager - provides support to enable service users to help themselves. They maintain professional relationships with service users, acting as guides, advocates or critical friends. Health Care Assistant – is responsible for assisting qualified healthcare professionals in caring for patients, who may be being treated in a hospital, care environment or at home. They are required to carry out personal care tasks, dressing, household duties, cooking and administering medication. They should also monitor the health and wellbeing of a Service User and report any concerns.
Outcome 2 1- To establish the communication and laungage needs, wishes and preferences of an individual you can look in their care plan. It will show you if they have difficulty communicating and the best and effective ways to overcome these. You could also seek help from other staff members who have worked with the individual in the past as this could be very effective. Talking to the family members is also a good way to find out this information. 2 - There are factors to consider when promoting effective communication such as disabilities such as hearing loss, impaired vision, mobility problems or speech impairment.
working with the individuals using the service can give information on about how they feel and what they would like to be done and a family member can give information and know the service user better than what social care workers do. The family can also give useful information and help us within the job by supporting the problems we face and give suggestions on how we can improve the services or use alternative to give the best care. For example If
UNIT 422-302 Engage in Personal Development in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings My Job title with Restgarth Care Ltd, is Deputy Manager and I work closely with Denise Leslie my Registered Manager. My responsibilities are to collate information of new service users on initial assessment and create a Care Plan to meet their needs and those of the Carer. I also take enquiries from Carers, Service Users and other professionals that work within the care sector and deal with their concerns i.e if a nurse or doctor is required to a Service User I will contact them, If a Case-Coordinator is wanting information on a Service User I can answer questions for them, and assist with general enquiries to help the smooth running of the Agency. When I work in the community as a Domiciliary Carer or visiting clients to update their Care Plans I adhere to the Code of Practice set out in our policy and procedures, which are set out by CQC and their Code of Practice. For example QUOT E CQC STANDARDS My expectations of my job role is to be competent in dealing with situations that arise: for example if a Carer was in a situation that they felt uncomfortable in, I would try to overcome that for them by talking and working out a solution for everyone, with either shadowing until they were confident or if unsuccessful moving that Carer onto another Service User.
They could work in a school, hospital, nursing home, or have their own private practice. Each job would have different clients. One would work with young children, people who have been in car accidents, elderly people, or people who have had a stroke. Effective communication includes correct enunciation, good intonation, and comprehension. Treatments may involve vocal lessons, swallowing and muscle exercises, and coaching using many different methods.
This is because the service users need to be able to communicate well with the carers. Interpersonal communication skills are oral, written and nonverbal methods. However interpersonal communication is usually face-to-face communication which could involve different numbers of participants which could even be in a small space like a consulting room where the service users and family members may have to go to discuss issues with staff in the residential and nursing
UNIT 30 Employee Rights and Responsibilties Understand the role of organisations and industries 1.1 Explain the role of their own occupation within an organisation and industry I provide health and support to people with limited mobility and other care needs. This covers a wide variety of residents from people with physical disabilities to people with learning disabilities and the elderly with dementia. I support residents to maintain personal hygiene and help them with their day to day living. Some of my other duties may include building a relationship with the residents and family, identifying residents needs, supporting residents in their activities, helping residents with physical tasks, establishing work routines that help residents
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.