We have to always keep in mind what's best for ourselves as our needs come first. Personal care is extremely important, it includes everything from feeding yourself to personal hygiene. Sometimes we may put too much importance into our own personal needs and begin to neglect others in our lives. When I first went away to college, I had to focus on school and make sure I took care of myself. This caused my relationship with my parents to weaken, I did not have enough time to do school work and keep up constant communication with them.
Dementia 310 What is meant by person centred approach? A person-centred approach focuses on the individual’s personal needs, wants, desires and goals so that they become central to the care process. This can mean putting the person’s needs, as they define them, above those identified as priorities by healthcare professionals. Instead of treating the person as a collection of symptoms and behaviours to be controlled, person-centred care considers the whole person, taking into account each individual's unique qualities, abilities, interests and preferences. Person-centred care also means treating residents with dignity and respect.
2. The 8 principles of Data Protection Act 1998 states the personal data must be: 1 .Proceed fairly and lawfully 2. Processed only for one or more specified and lawful purpose 3. Adequate, relevant and not excessive for the purpose 4. Accurate and kept up to date.
The eight principles of personal data are as followed: 1. Obtain and process data fairly and lawfully, 2. Be used for lawful purposes only, 3. Be discussed only for lawful purpose, 4. Be relevant to the purpose for which it was processed, 5.
PRIVACY – maintaining the service user’s rights to privacy. I would do this by making sure they are not intruded upon by other service users, staff, relatives and friends 5. INDEPENDENCE – always making sure that as a care professional I empower the service users What is consent? Consent is giving permission to do something. In health and social care settings it usually means that the individual gives consent to take part in an activity or to accept some kind of care or treatment.
The person centred approach to the care and support of individuals with dementia – CU239P What is a person centred approach? A good care provider will follow the principles of person-centred care. The aims of this method of care are to see the person with dementia as an individual, rather than focusing on treating the person as a collection of symptoms and behaviours to be controlled or on abilities that they have lost. Person-centred care considers the person and families’ requirement’s as a whole, taking into account each case by their unique qualities, abilities, interests, needs, preferences, and treating residents with dementia with dignity and respect. Benefits of person centred care * Allows the client to retain a level of independence and capacities.
Diploma in Health and Social Care Level 3 Promote Person- Centered Aproaches in Health and Social Care. Descibe person - centred approaches. Person-centred is about providing care and support that is centred or focused on the individual and their needs. We are all individual and just because two people might have the same medical condition, e.g.dementia, doesn’t mean that they require the same care and support. To work in a person centred way you have to develop a clear understanding about the individuals you are supporting.
Introduction: This report will discuss empathy and how it is applied in a health care setting, when developing client care relationships. Empathy and why it is important when providing healthcare to a client. Sometimes empathy can be mistaken for sympathy and the difference between both is not always understood. Communication is an integral part of providing health care to a client and being able to empathize with a client can be a major part of the communication process. Body: What is empathy and why it is important when providing healthcare to a client.
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The aged are dependants and therefore get financial comfort from their children who are working. If the aged people are left to lead their own life, it becomes a problem. Pension payments are sometimes not enough to cover bills, especially if heath is a problem. If the retirees live together with their children then life becomes a bit easier. It provides ‘support web’ which is very critical for the existence to many families.