independence
ensuring individuals have involvement, choice and control over their own care and access support networks
care plan
a record which contains information about an individual which enables practitioners to provide care suitable for them
person centred care
focusing on the individuals needs and what is in their best interest
takes focus away from the illness and sees the individual as more than that
mental capacity
to have capacity an individual must be able to understand the information they are given, retain that information long enough to make a decision, assess the information, and communicate their decision
vascular dementia
2nd most common type
caused by reduced blood supply and leads to lack of oxygen and supply of nutrients to the brain
can happen after a stroke if blood vessels leak or block - blood cannot reach brain cells and they may eventually die
problems with concentration
legislation and person centred care
some pieces of legislation allow practitioners to assess individuals needs and provide services
some legislation have certain ways of providing care
mental capacity act 2005, care act 2014, personalisation agenda 2012
types of neglect
lack of personal care
not enough or poor quality food
lack of attention
unsuitable clothing
basic needs not met
- physical, emotional, medical, educational
communication in healthcare
need to consider language barriers, age difference, lack of understanding
means transferring information from one party to another
types: verbal, non-verbal, written, electronic, one to one, in groups, formal or informal
dementia
an umbrella term used to describe a set of symptoms which affect the brain when it is damaged by diseases
cause problems with memory, thinking, problem solving, and language
types of dementia
alzheimers, lewy body, fronto-tempural, vasculr, cretzfeldt-jakob, korsakoff’s
poor mental health link to vulnerability to abuse
often people with mental health issues become dependent on others, these people may use this to their advantage and treat the struggling individual in an abusive way
it can lead to exploitation and isolation
learning disability treatment
therapy, medication, person-centred care, holistic care, multi-disciplinary care team, trauma informed care, recovery model, evidence based practice
mental health services
inpatient hospitals, urgent care teams, assessment and treatment, community mental health teams, rehabilitation, therapies
diagnosis and symptoms for learning disability
diagnosis: symptom criteria, functional impairment, exclusion criteria, clinical judgement
symptoms: biological factors, behavioural features, psychological and cognitive features
learning disability
life long condition, difficulty understand new information, various health and communication needs, lasting effects on development IQ score below 70, poor social wellbeing, can be mild, moderate, severe or profound
alzheimers
loss of connection between nerve cells in the brain, caused by protein build up
leads to death of nerve cells and loss of brain tissue
parts of brain become more damaged and signals are not sent
earliest sign is memory loss
signs and symptoms of dementia
memory loss, lose ability to speak or walk, not recognise people close to them, behavioural changes, bladder and bowel incontinence, loss of appetite
economic abuse
a form of abuse when one partner has control over the other partners access to economic resources, which reduces the victims ability to support themself and forces them to depend on the perpetrator
Mental Capacity Act 2005 (amendment 2019)
5 principles:
Presume capacity
Support individuals to make decisions
Recognise that unwise decisions ≠ lack of capacity
Best interests
Least restrictive option
