A Reflective Account Of The 30 Day Placement

At our care home we provide and assist our residents with all the support and care alongside the company and security they need, to help the residents live their lives to the fullest.

Staff working in partnership with a service user’s family will become more aware of families' individual needs, and know more about an elderly person's home context, thus enabling them to be aware of how the care home is different or similar to their own home and understand the elderly person’s behaviour with this in mind.

What can carers and care workers do to help make transitions in care a positive experience?

Assisted living helps each person value life to its fullest potential. When it comes to making an older individual feel more at home and also be able to focus more on non-stressful activities, they need to be ensured the best care. “Families feel more confident and are less ‘protective’ when there is continuity in staff and they are deemed competent. Staff are more likely to be retained where they feel valued”2 part of the quote which is especially conducive to the argument is, “where they feel valued.” When picking and choosing a nursing home that fits individual the best, and will provide them with the care needed, it is important to make sure that everyone is valued in the process. This quote is important because if the workers are not being taken care of, then they are less enthusiastic and also less likely to give someone’s loved one the care needed and to know what is expected from them. It is assumed that when picking an assisted living home, that the well being of the person and also many other characteristics are taken into

I have worked in various social care settings for over 5 years from which I gained a broad knowledge in providing professional support to service users to enable and promote independent living and fulfilment. I am a conscientious worker and a credible team player with high degree of flexibility towards performance of my work. In the course of seeking both personal and professional development I have pursued and achieved several trainings and qualifications which include NVQ level 2 & 3 in Health and Social Care and level 3 in Health and Safety to facilitate my aspired role as a senior community support worker.

My advanced practice specialty area is adult through gerontology primary care. At age 16, the love of my grandmother led me to apply for a housekeeping position in the nursing home she resided. Toileting my grandmother, performing evening hygiene, and placing my grandmother into bed after work every evening was an honor. My grandmother’s nursing

When on a placement in a care home, the elderly were treated without respect, they were shouted at by the staff and poor manual handling was used when moving the elderly residents. This was just one care home out of hundreds, not all care homes are like this and the clients will be treated with respect and dignity.

This essay will explore why working in someone’s home can give rise to tensions and challenges for both the service user and care worker and will go on to explore how these issues can be overcome.

Although elderly care givers jobs are in high demands not a lot of people are able to do it because it requires a great deal of strength patient and commitment each day. Becoming a direct support staff, I became an even harder worker I worked very hard to make sure everything is done and taken care of so their families won’t have to worry. I built trust with my clients and their families I build a wall of trust within the company and my

• I believe there are always room for improvement in one organization there is always a leader to ser one goal to aim for everybody . As a carer in Park house I need to develop my skills and improve my work with the help of other members. like for an example: every year we have so called appraisal interview which is so beneficial to every staff because in such way we will know the areas where we need to develop. Don’t be afraid to ask about yourself regarding work and never hesitate to open up new ideas to co-workers.

This unit develops understanding of the values and principles that underpin the practice of all those who work in health and social care. The essay consider theories and policies that underpin health and social care practice and explore formal and informal mechanisms required to promote good practice by individuals in the workforce, including strategies that can influence the performance of others. The first part of this essay will consider how principles of support are implemented by using Overton house residential care home to evaluate and explain how principles of support are applied. Key concepts such as person-centred approach and dilemmas and conflicts arising from the

At the time I felt that she was being sent home without appropriate support, but as a first year student nurse I did not confident enough to make my opinions heard. During her last admission Evelyn was made homeless but noöne on the ward seemed concerned by this, so I contacted Evelyn's social worker myself, being aware that whilst fundamentally important to Evelyn's well being arranging accommodation was beyond the scope of my practice and so required the involvement of other health and social care professionals. If Evelyn's social worker had not been able to arrange new housing for her I often wonder what might have happened, my colleagues seemed quite content to concentrate on their own speciality, and neglect the other health and social care needs of our patients (Glasby 2003). From this experience I feel I gained some confidence to stand up for my patients, and I gained knowledge of the rôle other health and social care professionals play in the care of our patients. Assessment of needs at admission and discharge is often subjective and dependent on the nurse assessing (Lees & Emmerson 2006). Our assessment can have long term consequences for our patients' future (in)dependence (Anon 2005) – providing 'too much' care can lead to increased dependence, lack of confidence to cope alone and can lead to premature admission to care homes

I would like to introduce you to Mary B. It is a fictitious name. She is 39 years old and has been a registered nurse for the last 15 years. Mary is married and has got two children aged 7 and 10 years old. She is a New Zealand European and was born in New Zealand. As a registered nurse Mary has been working in the hospital setting and the rest home. All her working life so far was connected to the elderly care. Her current role is a hospital nurse in the geriatric recovery ward. Most of Mary’s work is basic nursing care for elderly people (65 years old and over) after surgeries, rehabilitation. Also they provide palliative care for people in the end of their lives. Mary and her colleagues are involved in doing blood transfusions, wound

Both of the gentlemen stated they had been in other homes and that this was the nicest home they had been in. Kenneth complained of his first home ¡°smelling more like a zoo than a nursing home.¡± John told me that his last home was on the South Side and that the neighborhood was filled with gang bangers and hoodlums. When his family visits here though, they wheel him through the Lincoln Park neighborhoods and it¡¯s nice. For all of the questions that I asked these two men, they had just as many questions for me. Heading in to this assignment, I hadn¡¯t really considered that someone would be asking ME questions. In the midst of all that happens in nursing homes, it¡¯s important to remember that these residents aren¡¯t just dependent, older people, but that they are still people just like you and I.

“There is some evidence that the quality of care for nursing home residents has improved, such as the decreased use of physical restraints and psychotropic medications, serious problems continue for many residents, especially those at the end of their lives.” Some of the issues have been corrected, not abusing or neglecting the elderly patients but the services are not handling the most important part of the patients’ lives. They are still having some issues with handling the patients that are at the end of their lives, they need to focus on the end of their lives in dealing with this they need to know how deal with this part with them and the families.