HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE

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BTEC GNVQ HEALTH AND

SOCIAL CARE

MEETING THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUAL

Introduction

For this assignment I have been asked to explore the care needs of an individual in a care setting, explain methods of assessment and choose one that will suit the individual in that particular care setting. I will describe my role in his/her care and how am going to provide the best possible care informed by the care value base.

I have chosen a nursing home as my care setting. I have based my assignment on my own case study whereby I will be considering an individuals physical, intellectual, emotional and social need (PIES).

In order to work effectively and provide the best care for my client, am going to work to the following guidelines:

I will be observing the methods of assessment based on the client's needs and see that facilities can be used to meet his needs. I will identify the factors that can influence care delivery and continuously monitor the effectiveness of the care given.

CASE STUDY

Mr G is a 68 year old, clinically overweight Muslim man, who lives with his wife M. He has been living in England for 45 years, he is originally from Pakistan. The couple had been married for 32 years and have only one daughter-Anne who lives abroad with her husband and child.

For the last three years of his retirement, Mr G has been suffering from chronic arthritis. This has mainly affected his fingers causing him great distress in day to day activities. He has had to rely heavily on his wife for simple things such as brushing teeth, hair, and bathing.

Five months ago, Mr G was hospitalised with symptoms of chronic fatigue, difficulty in starting and then stopping urination. Initially, Mr G thought it was merely old age but after extensive medical examinations, it was revealed that Mr G had a tumour in his prostate. Further tests showed the tumour to be malignant, i.e. cancerous. Mr G was duly diagnosed with Prostate cancer. This diagnosis has left him feeling rather hopeless with considerable psychological and emotional trauma, especially after being told there was no preventive or reversible cause of action. He was assured that there were modern drugs that could control it very adequately; therefore the outlook for the future was not desperate.

Mr G also seems to be having difficulty with his eye sight, experiencing pain and blurring of his vision. A visit to the GP revealed that he was suffering from acute glaucoma. Unfortunately, during one of Mr G's regular walks he experienced severe tight pains that began across the upper part of the front of his chest and spread to his jaw and down his left arm. This pain lasted for only a few minutes, however it seems to recur whenever he goes for his walks. His GP arranged for him to have checks in the local hospital. During those checks it was discovered he had fatty deposits in the walls of the arteries, which harden, making the arteries rigid. The deposits had enlarged into plaques which lead to the narrowing of his arteries.

In a recent trip to see their daughter-Anne- Mr and Mrs G were involved in what proved to be a fatal accident; Mrs G sadly lost her life. Mr G severed his right leg badly and had to have it amputated, causing him to be inevitably less mobile.

Let it also be noted that Mrs G, had been the 'foundation' of Mr G, in the sense that she had cared for him since they got married (physically and emotionally.) She also contributed financially to the up keep of the house. This incapacitation meant Mr G was therefore admitted to a nursing care home, where there would be carers to care for him.
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Before the accident Mr. G was very much involved with his local debate club and also kept up with the daily affairs in the newspapers with the help of his wife. As a result of the death of his wife, Mr G had lost his confidence and seems to suffer from a low self-esteem. This has led to him not being able to form intimate/trusting relationship, and has rather made him more lonely and miserable.

Mr G is also suffering from depression and he has also lost interest in his surrounding and has turned to food ...

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