Working in a hospital setting predominantly with older people, I have encountered many who have been diagnosed with dementia. Dementia is a term used to describe the symptoms caused by certain diseases or conditions of the brain of which there are two main types; Alzheimer’s disease and Multi Infarct dementia more commonly known as Vascular dementia. Dementia is caused by the death of nerve cells in the brain which cannot be replaced which means that dementia is a progressive condition that gets worse over time and cannot be reversed. It is also a long term condition because it takes months or even years to progress and there is no actual cure. (Alzheimer’s Society 2014) This degenerative condition is more common in older people, however, it is important to recognise the complexity of dementia and how the symptoms will vary depending on the type of dementia the person experiences and that each person’s experience of dementia is unique to them. Through dementia training delivered by my placement provider Sefton Council, I was able to demonstrate and apply to practice my knowledge of dementia, taking into consideration when communicating with this particular lady that she may have impaired cognitive abilities which include, remembering, communicating, understanding, which in turn will affect her executive functions such as learning, reasoning, planning and evaluating. I was able to understand some of the common symptoms of dementia which helped inform my method of intervention and underpin my practice in line with the five statutory principles of the Mental capacity Act (2005). Murphy (1987:121) states ‘dementia is a frightening word. It conjures up pictures of wild eyed people running amok, violent and deranged. Nothing could be f... ... middle of paper ... ...dge: Polity Press The Social Care Institute for Excellence. (SCIE) (2002) Fair Access to Care Services (FACS) prioritising eligibility for care and support [online] available at: http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/guides/guide33/files/guide33.pdf [accessed 22nd May 2014] Smale, G and Tuson, G. (1993) Empowerment, Assessment, care management and the Skilled Worker. London: Routledge Smith, R (2010) Social Work, Risk, Power. Sociological Research [online] 15(1) p.4 DOI:10.5153/sro.2101 [Accessed 12th may 2014] Swain, J. French, S. Barnes, C. Thomas, C. (2004) Disabling Barriers, Enabling Environments. 2nd ed. London :Sage The Disability Discrimination Act (1995) [online] The National Archives. Available at: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/50/contents [Accessed 21st May 2014] Thompson,N. (2001) Anti-discriminatory practice. 3rd edt. Basingstoke: Palgrave
Dementia – is the chain of signs and symptoms which effect the human brain. As a result of this changes in the brain occur which are irreversible. These changes lead to memory loss, difficulty in planning and learning, confusion and changes in behaviour.
Dementia is common among a large population of elderly people. The disease affects not only the individual diagnosed, but also the caregivers that work towards making their life comfortable in the end. Understanding and learning about the disease is crucial in helping those that experience or live with someone who has dementia. The services and support that are currently in affect for elderly people with dementia and the caregivers is poor, and ineffective because of the lack of research and information on the topic.
Staff should be able to identify the most common signs and symptoms of dementia that can
Health and social care professionals encounter a diverse amount of individuals who have different needs and preferences regarding their health. As professionals they must ensure that all services users, whether it is older people with dementia, an infant with physical disabilities or an adult with an eating disorder (National Minimum Data Set for Social Care, [no date]), are treated in a way that will successfully meet such needs. In fact, health and social care professionals have a ‘duty of care’ towards services users, as well as other workers, in which they must legally promote the wellbeing of individuals and protect them against harm, abuse and injury. (The Care Certificate Workbook Standard 3, [no date]) Duty of care is a legal requirement
The objective of this essay is to appraise at the HRA 1998, in terms of its enactment, application, practicability, and commitment to its principles. Furthermore, one will critically analyse the importance of the aforementioned act from a social worker’s perspective. One believes that the social workers must be familiar with the British law system and The Human Rights Act of 1998 and its capability of upholding and safeguarding the human rights. Furthermore, the social workers must know how to apply the aforementioned act as a tool for the betterment of their practice and the service users whom they represent.
Furthermore, they have introduced a human rights approach, which is to respect diversity, promote equality help to ensure that everyone using health and social care services receives safe and good quality care. Human rights approach will help to apply the principle of promoting equality. The CQC have a process in which you answer five key questions to consistently integrate human rights into the way they regulate, which healthcare providers must work alongside. They also have equality objectives which were introduced in 2017, the objectives are, person-centred care and equality, accessible information and communication, equal access to pathways of care and to continue to improve equality of opportunity for our staff and those seeking to join CQC, as well as patients. Also filling in a safeguarding adults review, which is a process for all partner agencies to identify the lessons that can be learned from complex or serious safeguarding adult’s cases, where an adult in vulnerable circumstances has died or been seriously injured because of abuse or neglect. At winterbourne view residential home, abuse and neglect had been made clear to the public eye and could clearly be identified, although no staff logged it as a safe guarding adult
...10) K101 An introduction to health and social care, Unit 4, 'Developing Care Relationships', Milton Keynes, The Open University.
This essay will critically analyse Care Programme Approach (CPA) assessment and care plan in an OSCE I undertook. By utilising the CPA and sources of current literature, I hope to demonstrate my knowledge and understanding in relation to this skill as well as identifying areas with scope for learning.
Nerney, C. (2014, April). Dementia. Lecture conducted from Massachusetts’s College of Liberal Arts, North Adams, MA.
Introduction Within this essay, I will be compare and consider the similarities and differences of the principles and guidelines within the NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council) for nurses and the SSSC (Scottish Social Services Council) codes of practice for social workers. I will discuss what professional education and training are within each sector, how to get and maintain a professional registration, I will give a bit of detail about the codes of conduct, ethical behaviour and explain about professional bounda ries. I will also explain the framework of care governance within the health and social care and also, I will explain the levels of accountability, responsibility, knowing the limits of the individual’s abilities also when referral
The Disability Discrimination Act of 1995 set out to end the discrimination people with disabilities encounter. The Act gave disabled people the right to employment, access to goods, facilities, and services and the right to buy and rent land and property. These rights came into force in December 1996, making treating a disabled person less favorably than an able-bodied person unlawful. Further rights came into force in October 1999, including the idea that service providers should consider making reasonable adjustments to the way they deliver their services so that people with a disability can use them. (The DDA...) However, despite these
Smale, G. and Tuson, G. (1993) Empowerment Assessment: Care management and the skilled worker, London, NISW.
A human rights based approach is used to look at the inequalities which are created within development problems, this happens when there is a biased distributions of power that slow development progress. The human rights based approach is used to ensure that the dignity of every individual is centre to decision making. The importance of adopting a human rights approach to care is that it helps to involve the service user to know what their human rights are and it guarantees that every service user is receiving a good quality service and have a feeling of safety within their care environment. Adopting a human rights approach within a care setting means that the services should always be promoting equality and respecting diversity to every individual within the service and it helps to ensure that no one is being favorited or left ignored. The human rights based approach lets individual’s voices be heard and allows for anyone who feels mistreated or unhappy with a service to make a complaint or have an formal investigation carried out. The human rights based approach is important within care as it provides staff with the resources and tools to try and help service users to strengthen their abilities which can make a huge impact
“Difficult, depressing, and tragic” are a few of the descriptions generally associated with illness. Those who suffer from dementia, especially, undergo a realm of these characterizations. With this adversity in mind, most people generate a basic understanding based on education rather than personal experience. It is this preconception that can prevent us from gaining a true insight of one’s reality.
Wilson, K. et. al., 2011. Social Work ' Introduction to Contemporary Practice'. 2nd ed. Essex, England.: Pearson Education Ltd .