Discuss the care strategies that can be used to support individuals with each of the physiological disorders

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P5- Explain the care strategies that can be used to support individuals with each of the physiological disorders. A strategy is a plan to deliver services to meet targets; you might prefer to think of this in the form of treatment, therapies or support. To meet this criterion, you need to consider all the types of care treatment and support that there individual is receiving.

M3- Discuss the care strategies that can be used to support individuals with each of the physiological disorders.

Care strategies

Care strategies need to be review regularly over a period of time this is done to ensure that they are in focused on the individual at the centre of the care. Medication that has been given to the individual has to also be reviews as it may have reached its time limit this means that they might become immune to it like some antibiotics people can become immune to so that this drug will not be affective. Checks have to be done to make sure that the medication is still effective and is working correctly and the patient isn’t suffering any side effects. If there are side effects occurring or the individual has become immune to their medication there will be investigations in to which alternative medication can be given to them that won’t react the same. Scans and x-rays may need to be repeated by the people that have put together the care strategy this is done so that if anything has changed that the individual Is getting care for or physic then this can be assessed again if they need this level of care and it can be changed, or on the other hand if the case has gotten worse and they symptoms are worsening then this also can be looked at and things can be done so that the individual is receiving the right care.  After these have been undertaken then the patient will be referred back to their GP so that they can be monitored so then if anything changes in the patients’ health they can be referred to a specialist in this scenario the GP will act as a gate way. All these things are done so that the best possible care is being given to the individual and that they are at the centre of the care plan, as well as this it is done so that there is no overlap of the same physio and treatment and there is no waste of resources.

Statutory care

Statutory care is care that is required by law and is governed by legislation. Statutory care includes things like the dentist, primary care trusts and care given at the hospitals.

Non statutory care

Non statutory care is a type of care that is run by the private and voluntary sector. Health and social care services are more than likely delivers by the companies in the business of care who aim to make a profit out of the things they do. This type of care offers things like ; NHS walk-in-centres, NHS run treatment centres, Dental access centres, Health promotion units, Primary care support agencies, Units within an NHS Trust and Multi-trust working groups.

Alzheimer’s

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Residential care –

Most of the time residential care will be funded by the NHS this falls under the NHS continuing care, and sometimes do not come at any cost. Residential care helps out with the individuals with their personal care e.g. washing and dressing, the people in the residential home are given 3 square meals a day this can be useful for them as they may not be able to cook when they are in their own home and this may lead to them not getting enough to eat, the home ensures that the individual is safe and secure and is not in any potential risk also the staff are there to give emotional support and help them to live as independently as possible which they may not be able to do within their own home. A residential home offers a friendly environment where everybody is encourage to join in activities and events, this can give the individual a sense of confidence now they are socialising because they may have socially withdrawn themselves when they are living at home, these events and acidities may include a wheelchair fitness routine, karaoke nights, coffee mornings and days out to local attractions. The Alzheimer’s sufferers will have a health and mobility assessment before they go into a residential home they will only have a place in a home if they cannot live independently in their own home or they are struggling alone and depending on home care. Services may also come into the home to visit like hairdressers, chiropodists, nail technicians and also medical visitors such as a local go to doc the individuals GP may make a visit if they can’t go to check-ups and social workers if they need this service.

The individual will be put into a home with their permit ion because Alzheimer’s is a very progressive disease and their skills within their home can decrease rapidly which can become very frustrating for the individual as they are used to living independently. As the individual starts to deteriorate they may find they need extra care other than the home care they are receiving isn’t enough for them to live independently. This is where they will be given the choice of moving into residential care so that they can be supported as much as they need to be so that they are not in and danger. As well as this being a reason for the individual moving into residential care they also may need the residential support because they may not have any direct family to care and support them with their progressive disease, family can play a huge part of the caring process with somebody with Alzheimer’s as they can help with basic everyday things such as washing up, shopping and even socialising. Even if the individual does have direct family they may not have the time the individual requires because they have full time jobs, children and other priorities so they might think about moving into a residential home so the carers can provide this care for them and their family can visit when they have the time. Also the individual may become a severe danger to themselves because there house isn’t adapted to their needs, there mobility is deteriorating and they are at risk of trips and falls , ,they may start to forget to do simple things such as forgetting turn the gas cooker off, forgetting to turn the tap of and leaving on the fire they can become oblivious to these things because of their memory loss due to the disease attacking there short term memory, as well as this they can become very confused and start to do thing such as ring family or friends and telling them something that isn’t true which may make them very alarmed for example they may tell them that they are being burgled or they have are moving away etc. the individual dose this because they can revert back to their childhood and past memory this can become very distressing for family and close friends. This can also make the individual very vulnerable to danger as they may forget to lock doors and windows and this can make them an instant target if they live alone and confused. An occupational will do a needs assessment with them within their home to see if they can do anything practically to assist them to carry on living independently but if this can’t be done and they are a great danger to themselves they may be given the option to move into residential care can help this and help control this deterioration by reminding them to do simple things with prompts and sticky notes and also do things for them such as cooking there dinner and washing so the carers can make sure that they have tuned taps off and gas cookers to prevent any danger from occurring. As well as this the carers that work at residential care homes can assist the individual to take care of their own personal care which they may not be doing well themselves within their own home, they might forget to wash their hair and clean their teeth and carry out personal care steps on a regular basis this can cause them to form infections but carers at a residential home can make sure that they do this so infection can be prevented.

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Aids for living –

Aids for living can assist somebody to live at home independently. There are many things that can help the individual around their house like; food preparation and eating aids, personal care and grooming aids, clothing adaptation aids, reaching and mobility aids and personal home and safety aids.  These things can range from small aids such as adapted cutlery and non-spill cups if somebody struggles with their grip, telephones with bigger numbers if they have developed sight problems also there are phones where there is a speed dial with a picture space so it can hold a ...

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