Task 3 – p3, m2 As people get older they lose independence, they become less mobile and aren’t able to do everything for themselves any more. It is important to ensure that they keep as active as they can to ensure they keep their independence for longer. Carers can help this process by offering activities that are enjoyable, safe and have minimal risks. This is important because it helps people enjoy the things that they are able to do, rather than offering them something they will struggle to do with the possibility of injuring themselves. They will also enjoy things that can keep their brains active, such as crosswords, paintings and colouring, keeping their hand eye coordination strong. All of these activities will give those …show more content…
Those who live healthy and active lives have improved muscle strength and tone, which means that they are less likely to have an accident or experience falls that could lead to injury. The Human Rights Act covers all human rights and ensures that all individuals have rights on their side and can take legal action against any organisation that disrespects these. Meaning that if a care giver does not respect the needs of the resident they are caring for, their company can get sued due to their lack of care standards. The act states that everyone has the right to life, meaning that any life support mechanism cannot be withdrawn unless a person is beyond doubt clinically dead. It also says that every person has the right to protection from inhuman and degrading treatment, for example humiliation and inappropriate or rough care. It also prohibits discrimination, meaning that people must not be discriminated against due to their age/ethnicity/gender etc. meaning everyone must be treated equally with the same level of high standards of care no matter who they are. The Data Protection Act states that you must only collect information that you need for a specific purpose and keep it secure, ensure that it is relevant and up to date to guarantee that no changes in medication or health status goes unnoticed or unaccounted
From many years caring industry suffers from many factors which providers, as well as managers, must challenge to run services smoothly and meet all current legislations. Especially to be on top of current requirements, everything must be recorded and documented which take lots of time for managers and put a strain on the care workers.
Information received from someone else I.E. the patient should not be passed on to third parties without the consent of the person that the information was initially received from, as per the data protection act 1998 states this also includes, electronic, verbal, documents, and includes every form of storage of information received or passed on.
P3: Explain ways in which health and social care workers support the independence and wellbeing of older people. M2: Assess ways in which health and social care workers support the independence and wellbeing of older people. D1: Evaluate ways in which the sectors work together to support the independence and wellbeing of older people. Doris has stayed connected with her friend Frieda who lives on her own independently but recently she has had a fall and she has been referred to the local authorities. P1& M2 When promoting independence and wellbeing in older people it has to be done in a way where the person feels that they are able to do what they are being asked to do and if they say that they don’t
The Human Rights Act applies to everyone within the country as it makes sure everyone is treated the same but it could be in different ways. This act allows students to have freedom of thought and religion. People are allowed to have and voice their own opinions but they have to take into consideration not everyone believes the same and they may disagree with their opinion. It helps people to become their own individual and to express themselves in a healthy way. This act also allows everyone to have the right to further and higher education within their own county.
Human Rights are basic living rights that are inherited equally. They apply to everyone no matter what race, gender, religion or nationality you are and are entitled to these rights without being discriminated against. (www.ohchr.org ) However in Care/ education it is essential to have a human rights based approach.
All information which has been acquired by you during or in the course of your employment, or has otherwise been acquired by you in confidence.
For this part of my coursework I will be doing the Human Rights Act of legislation.
Since Dementia take away slowly and gradualy all you are, ( in eyes of client and famillies) to be independent as much as possible is the most important thing left:
P1: EXPLAIN THE CONCEPTS OF EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND RIGHTS IN RELATION TO HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE. EQUALITY: equality is basically about the equal rights, status or opportunities being given to those who are using health and social care services. However, when talking about equality in health and social care settings, those who are using the services are accepted to be treated equally and policies has being put in place to make sure that individuals are treated fairly in health and social care sectors. DIVERSITY: this is basically about accepting and respecting different people from diverse society to access health and social care services.
The human rights lens provide a means to examine systemic issues and state responsibility. Human rights principles that apply to patient care include the right to the highest attainable of physical and mental health, which covers both positive and negative guarantee in respect of health, as well as civil political rights ranging from the patient's right to be free from torture and inhumane treatment to liberty and security of person. They also focus attention on the right to be free from discrimination in the allocation of resources to health services and in their availability and accessibility. Furthermore, they protect the health and wellbeing of both mother and children.
According to Ruoff, (2002); Brown, Kirkpatrick, Swanson & McKenzie, (2011), “Between 80% and 85% of the elderly living in nursing homes suffer from chronic pain disorders” ( As cited in Lombard, et al., 2015, p.1140). OM is a part of this percentage of elderly that has been living in pain for over ten years. In the first section of this paper, this author will be questioning OM about his perception of pain, and in the second part of this paper, personal reflections about the answers received will be given. This author will also do a detailed assessment of OM living condition and educate him on how to prevent fall by keeping his environment safe.
Chapter 1 introduces the argument for examining informal eldercare and offers a glimpse into the lives of diverse informal elder caregivers. The chapter provides a brief introduction to the theoretical perspectives that frame this proposal, ethics of care or care ethics, Black feminism and critical race feminism perspectives. The chapter also poses questions as to why this proposed study should proceed to the next phase, as well as, its significance, limitations, and delimitation. In addition, it provides the definition of terms to enlighten readers who are unfamiliar with aging and eldercare terminology. Chapter 2 will contain the review of related literature and research related to the problem being examined, whereas chapter 3 will furnish
The Data Protection Act 1998 is a piece of legislation that controls how an individual’s personal information is used by organisations, businesses and the government. This Act ensures that HR departments only collect data from individuals is covered by what we are allowed to collect under the Act, relevant and not excessive, we must also be sure that data is not stored for longer than necessary. We must ensure that data is stored securely and confidentially; and that we are open about the reasons why we are collecting and storing the data.
The Data Protection Act 1998 defines UK law on the processing of data on identifiable living people. The act contains eight principles, which all organisations processing personal information must conform to, these are:
The Human Rights Act (1998) consists of sixteen fundamental rights that everybody is entitled to from birth or since the act was put into place. These sixteen rights are set out as ‘Articles’ and along with these Articles there are also ‘Protocols’ to extend and adapt new rights into the Human Rights Act. There are three main effects of the HRA: Firstly, it has subsumed the rights set out by the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) into British national law; if in any given situation there is a breach of rights, this allows people to take their cases to British courts instead of seeking justice from the European Court of