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BTEC Level 3 Health and Social Care - Unit 17: Caring for Individuals with Dementia

The second task for the Unit 17 assignment
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Health And Wellness Promotion (SPST 211)

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Unit 17 Assignment Task Two Kinsey Crosby 20087314

Investigate the concept of person-centred care for people who have dementia to maintain

quality of life and wellbeing

P5: Explain how person-centred care is applied for one individual who has one type of

dementia

Person-centred care is a holistic and integrative approach where health and care professionals work collaboratively with individuals using their services to maintain wellbeing and quality of life for individuals with dementia. This is because it is important to recognise the uniqueness and individuality of a person who has dementia, especially as no two people with a form of dementia will experience it in the same way and so therefore need to have their individual needs met and not treated like someone who has a cold would be.

Dignity, privacy and respect are all fundamental to care provision and care workers must be sensitive to the needs of individuals with dementia. When an individual reaches the later stages of dementia, their symptoms are worsened and so will not realise if they are receiving care that is below standard and will not complain which puts an individual at a much higher risk of experiencing abuse or neglect for example, they may take over control of decision making and dictate instead of involving the individual in the process.

Mrs Johal Kaur has many different needs that need to be taken into consideration by the staff at the Ashfold residence and some of these come as a result of her Alzheimer’s. As she is a practicing Sikh whose religious practices are very important to her, this needs to be taken into consideration. So ensuring she is able to access the Gudwara every week, encouraging her to take part in activities relating to religious festivals and making sure that she receives a diet that not only fits her cultural requirements but also her nutritional needs is a vital corner stone to creating her care plan. At the meetings, the family told the staff of Mrs Johal Kaur’s dietary preferences and diabetes and as a result, the staff are able to take a person-centred approach to making a diet plan for her as they can take into consideration the preferences and her medical condition that they have been informed of instead of having a set meal plan chosen for her without including her needs.

The staff will also need to ensure that they have carried out a risk assessment of all areas that Mrs Johal Kaur goes as she has been known to wander off without telling anyone and feeling lost in areas that should be familiar to her. This may be a result of her husband passing away and so the residence staff will need to help remind her that he has passed away but also ensure that does not get upset when told. They may be aided in this by ensuring she is able to speak to her family daily, whether it be in-person visits or whether they set up a tablet so she can video chat with at least one member of her family so she is able to have a conversation with someone who is familiar to her. It would also be beneficial for her to be able to have a couple of people among the other residents that she trusts and gets along with as she likes to be able to talk about her past, especially working as a teacher. This can help her maintain her social and cognitive skills which can help prevent the rapid deterioration of her condition.

When creating the care plan for Mrs Johal Kaur, it is important that they involve her in order to make sure that the care being provided is beneficial for her and is as focused on her needs as possible. It is also vital that the staff help her feel empowered enough to feel able to speak up if she does not like something in the plan or in her surroundings. Mrs Johal Kaur’s family have provided a cd player and photos for her room in order to help her feel like she is in similar surroundings, especially as she is

unhappy with having to move out of the family home. It is important that the staff let her listen to music and keep the pictures up in her room, especially as her condition deteriorates in order for her to feel safe and comfortable in her environment.

P6: Explain why a flexible approach is needed when planning care for one individual who

has one type of dementia

A flexible approach is a key component when making a care plan for any individual but particularly for individuals that have a form of dementia as they cannot be treated the same as any other service user. This includes meals, times they wake up and go to bed and activities the individual takes part in. Flexibility is also important when planning care for an individual with dementia as there can be days which are better than others. Such as one day, they can be engaged with staff and other residents, are willing to eat meals, take their medication and carry out other activities of daily living and are in a generally good mood. Then the next day, they can be doing the complete opposite and could be seen as “acting out”. Staff need to remember this when creating a plan for an individual with dementia and they need to have a plan in place for how to manage this when it happens.

When planning meals for Mrs Johal Kaur, they need to involve her in the process and need to be flexible with the meals as they need to consider the religious rules that come with her faith. So if they research different dishes that either they can prepare or that she can help prepare, she can then choose from a small selection of options which one she wants to have or help make. The staff should encourage her to help in the preparation of the meal as it helped her confidence when she did so during the Diwali celebrations as she got to express herself and share her culture with the other residents. It is may also be something that she was used to doing whilst she lived with her family and so may be something that she misses doing.

As part of her religious culture, Mrs Johal Kaur will want to do things that follows the rules of her religion and the staff need to enable her to do this in order to help her feel supported and able to express herself. This can include wearing a long Punjabi scarf to protect her hair, wearing the five articles of faith, showering instead of taking a bath and being allowed to clean her mouth before she has a meal. The staff need to help her feel able to carry out these practices without feeling that she is going to be made fun of by other residents or even other members of staff.

The staff at the Ashfold residence also need to be flexible in arranging somewhere for Mrs Johal Kaur to be able to pray in without being disturbed and also ensuring that when she is in the room, that she is not interrupted. Although it has been arranged that one of her sons will collect her on a Sunday morning to take her to the Gudwara, there might be occasions where they are not able to due to illness or they are on holiday and so therefore it needs to be arranged that there is transport for her to be able to go. This is important as it makes sure that she feels able to express her religious beliefs in a safe and respected manner and it also ensures that she feels that her needs are being met.

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BTEC Level 3 Health and Social Care - Unit 17: Caring for Individuals with Dementia

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Unit 17 Assignment Task Two Kinsey Crosby 20087314
Investigate the concept of person-centred care for people who have dementia to maintain
quality of life and wellbeing
P5: Explain how person-centred care is applied for one individual who has one type of
dementia
Person-centred care is a holistic and integrative approach where health and care professionals work
collaboratively with individuals using their services to maintain wellbeing and quality of life for
individuals with dementia. This is because it is important to recognise the uniqueness and
individuality of a person who has dementia, especially as no two people with a form of dementia will
experience it in the same way and so therefore need to have their individual needs met and not
treated like someone who has a cold would be.
Dignity, privacy and respect are all fundamental to care provision and care workers must be sensitive
to the needs of individuals with dementia. When an individual reaches the later stages of dementia,
their symptoms are worsened and so will not realise if they are receiving care that is below standard
and will not complain which puts an individual at a much higher risk of experiencing abuse or neglect
for example, they may take over control of decision making and dictate instead of involving the
individual in the process.
Mrs Johal Kaur has many different needs that need to be taken into consideration by the staff at the
Ashfold residence and some of these come as a result of her Alzheimer’s. As she is a practicing Sikh
whose religious practices are very important to her, this needs to be taken into consideration. So
ensuring she is able to access the Gudwara every week, encouraging her to take part in activities
relating to religious festivals and making sure that she receives a diet that not only fits her cultural
requirements but also her nutritional needs is a vital corner stone to creating her care plan. At the
meetings, the family told the staff of Mrs Johal Kaur’s dietary preferences and diabetes and as a
result, the staff are able to take a person-centred approach to making a diet plan for her as they can
take into consideration the preferences and her medical condition that they have been informed of
instead of having a set meal plan chosen for her without including her needs.
The staff will also need to ensure that they have carried out a risk assessment of all areas that Mrs
Johal Kaur goes as she has been known to wander off without telling anyone and feeling lost in areas
that should be familiar to her. This may be a result of her husband passing away and so the residence
staff will need to help remind her that he has passed away but also ensure that does not get upset
when told. They may be aided in this by ensuring she is able to speak to her family daily, whether it
be in-person visits or whether they set up a tablet so she can video chat with at least one member of
her family so she is able to have a conversation with someone who is familiar to her. It would also be
beneficial for her to be able to have a couple of people among the other residents that she trusts and
gets along with as she likes to be able to talk about her past, especially working as a teacher. This can
help her maintain her social and cognitive skills which can help prevent the rapid deterioration of her
condition.
When creating the care plan for Mrs Johal Kaur, it is important that they involve her in order to make
sure that the care being provided is beneficial for her and is as focused on her needs as possible. It is
also vital that the staff help her feel empowered enough to feel able to speak up if she does not like
something in the plan or in her surroundings. Mrs Johal Kaur’s family have provided a cd player and
photos for her room in order to help her feel like she is in similar surroundings, especially as she is

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