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วันเสาร์ที่ 9 ตุลาคม พ.ศ. 2564
Persons with Dementia: Skills for Addressing Challenging Behaviors
Persons with Dementia: Skills for Addressing Challenging Behaviors
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Health & Safety policy example
Health & Safety policy example
There are several sections within a Health & Safety policy, here’s a brief example of what should be included in each:
| Policy section | Overview |
| Introduction | Outline the meaning, aims and objectives behind your policy. Within this, you should touch on relevant legislation and information around ongoing implementation, monitoring and review. |
| Health & Safety policy statement | This is your declaration of your business’ commitment to the health, safety and wellbeing of its employees. You should disclose the names of people who have appointed responsibilities and the person who has overall responsibility, and make sure each signs and dates the document. |
| Environmental statement | This is where you state your business’ commitment to managing its environmental impact where possible, and outline targets and controls in place to help you achieve this. The individual with overall responsibility should sign and date this section. |
| Safety management structure | A common misconception is that this is your business’ organisational structure – it isn’t. Your safety management structure outlines the tiers of safety responsibility within your business and names all those with appointed duties. |
| Health & Safety responsibilities | This section should reflect and elaborate on the previous section. In-line with your business’ safety culture, you should clearly detail who’s responsible for what – this includes things like the implementation of your policy, provision of appropriate funds and day-to-day monitoring, for example. |
| Individual policies | From access and egress to fire evacuations and x-rays, your individual policies should spell out what each, unique Health & Safety area entails. Individual policies can be broken down into a description, associated hazards, relevant information, legislation, employer responsibilities and employee responsibilities. |
What’s the purpose of a Health & Safety policy?
Quite simply, the purpose of a Health & Safety policy is to improve your business’ overall safety and reduce workplace accidents and injuries. There are endless benefits to having a Health & Safety policy in place, but here are just a handful:
Compliance: by staying on the right side of the law, you’ll keep your business out of trouble with enforcing authorities and away from costly fines.
Culture: having a policy in place demonstrates your commitment to keeping your employees safe, which can only benefit your employer-employee relationship.
Fewer incidents: a clear Health & Safety stance ensures everyone knows what’s expected of them, and that safe working practices are followed. Inevitably, this will help to reduce the number of workplace accidents and injuries as well as the risk of employee fatalities.
As well, of course, as protecting employees’ safety, this will reduce sickness absence instances, benefiting you in terms of both time and money.
Recruitment and retention: naturally, people don’t want to work for businesses that don’t care about their workforce. Having a Health & Safety policy will help to harness a caring culture, which will help you to recruit the very best talent – and keep them!
Tangible evidence: having a written policy gives you an unarguable point of reference to fall back on – should you need to. So, if an employee ignores your safety procedures and gets injured as a result, you have tangible evidence outlining both parties’ responsibilities, and that you upheld your end of the bargain.
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Types of Care Homes
Types of Care Homes
Video: an overview and definitions of what the different types of care homes do
Residential Care Homes
Residential care homes can offer emergency, respite, short term, long-term care and even palliative care to older people and young adults who stay in a residential setting rather than in their own home or family home.
Residential care is offered to older people and those aged 18-65 with physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health issues, alcohol/drug dependence or other care needs.
Residential homes are designed for people who do not need 24-hour nursing care but are unable to care for their daily needs and so cannot live independently.
The size of a care home can vary, with smaller homes housing as few as one resident and larger homes accommodating as many as 250 residents.
Depending on the needs of the resident, staff at care homes can also provide assistance with daily activities such as personal care, dressing and eating. They are not considered to be medical facilities.
The care homes can provide residents with a furnished or unfurnished room, meals, housekeeping and laundry services. Individuals can have access to on-site facilities such as hair salons, cafes and gardens as well as opportunities to use amenities in the local community.
Residents can expect to have regular social activities organised for them and day trips out into the community.
Regular visits from entertainers, reminiscence experts, GPs, dentists, physiotherapists and other providers can be arranged.
Specialist care facilities can be provided to support those with conditions such as dementia, alcohol dependence etc.
For young people, help with life skills such as cooking, shopping, budgeting, training and employment can promote their independence.
Care home standards are listed on the regulator's website, with the regulator able to enforce fines or even close a care home if it deems people's basic rights or safety is at risk.
Search for Residential Care Homes on carehome.co.uk.
Care Homes with Nursing
If you require continual support for specific conditions or types of disability, a nursing home may be the solution for you.
This type of home will normally offer the same type of care as residential ones but with the addition of 24-hour medical care from a qualified nurse.
Nursing homes are a place of residence for people who have significant difficulty coping with daily living and therefore they are supported in the setting by nursing aides and skilled nurses who are available 24 hours a day.
Nursing care might, for example, suit people who need intensive rehabilitative care (e.g. those who have suffered a stroke), people with physical disabilities (e.g. need a PEG feeding tube because they are unable to swallow or eat enough and require long term artificial feeding) or individuals with other long-term conditions.
Specialist care facilities can be provided to support those with conditions such as dementia, alcohol dependence etc. For the terminally ill, palliative care can also be administered in a nursing home.
The size of a nursing home can vary greatly with some larger homes accommodating more than 200 residents.
Residents can expect to have regular social activities organised for them.
Regular visits from entertainers, GPs, dentists, physiotherapists and other providers can also be arranged.
Nursing home standards are outlined on the regulator's website, with the regulator able to enforce fines or even close a nursing home if it deems people's basic rights or safety is at risk.
Search for Care Homes with Nursing on carehome.co.uk.
Other Care Options
Extra Care Housing
Extra care housing (also known as sheltered housing/assisted living/supported living) offers individuals more independence than living in a care home because they can reside in a self-contained flat while getting meals provided. People using this service can also receive personal care, where required.
This accommodation is easy to manage, ranging from a simple bedsit to a large flat or small house.
Extra care housing schemes may have a scheme manager (previously called wardens) who live either on or offsite. There should be 24-hour emergency help via an alarm system to support each individual's independence as well as care and support.
Extra care housing schemes can provide a greater level of access and mobility for frail, older people with a domiciliary care service and personal care element being available.
Although accommodation is self-contained, there are often communal areas such as a lounge, communal dining room and garden for all individuals to socialise in. Many schemes also run social activities for residents.
While some housing is available to rent privately, most sheltered housing for rent is provided by councils or housing associations that allocate housing based on need and there is often a waiting list.
Retirement Villages
Retirement village residents usually buy an apartment on the site, although in some schemes they can part-buy or even rent the property. Residents can decorate it how they wish and most villages allow pets. The properties are designed to keep people living independently and can be kitted out with alarms, fall sensors and easily accessible showers.
At a retirement village, you can also pay for care and support services, which are on-site, as and when you need them.
Retirement villages have various types of housing with some even including a care home on one site, which can mean you don't have to move twice.
Adult Day Care Centres
Adult Day centres can help people who live at home to socialise and enjoy life.
Adult day care centres can particularly help make a difference to older people, people with mental or physical disabilities and vulnerable adults in the community.
They can be run by councils, the voluntary sector or private firms.
The centres can provide a pleasant social environment and atmosphere, where visitors can socialise and enjoy a wide range of activities. People can also attend a day centre to give carers a break from their caring responsibilities.
The day centres are run by qualified, experienced staff and provide a number of activities, intended to:
- Help you gain the practical skills needed for independent living, such as cooking and laundry
- Give you advice on a range of subjects including opportunities to try out equipment to help with daily living tasks
- Provide gentle exercise and help with mobility
- Provide social activities such as craft and hobbies, games, outings and entertainment.
Some day centres offer training or work projects for people with disabilities. Others help those recovering from illness, such as a stroke. They usually provide light refreshments such as tea, coffee, cakes and biscuits. Some may offer a cooked lunch.
Home Care
Whether you are frail, have a physical disability or another care need, if you need support to live independently in your own home, home care, also known as domiciliary care may be the right choice for you.
Home care can include services such as:
- Personal care (help with washing and dressing)
- Getting in and out of bed
- Cooking
- Shopping
- Cleaning
- Companionship
- Assistance to go to out: e.g. to the doctors, day care centre or a friend's house.
Depending on your individual needs, the same care worker or agency may provide long-term 24-hour care, emergency care, respite care (for short breaks for an unpaid family carer) or short visits which can range from 15 minutes to an hour or more.
If you have a loved one looking after you, they can qualify as a carer and receive an allowance. A carer can have a carer's assessment to determine whether they require help to carry out their caring role.
Adapting your home, by for example installing a walk-in shower, can also help you stay independent. There are home gadgets and adaptations available to ensure you don't, for example, leave the gas on or leave the tap running and sensors you can wear that can detect a fall or alert others that you need help.
Telehealth' and 'telecare' technology, include devices to remind people to take medication and enable care staff to remotely monitor health e.g. blood pressure.
Small adaptations can include fitting handrails and large adaptations may include installing a downstairs bathroom, fitting a stair lift, or widening doorways to allow wheelchair access.
As well as care and support organised by the council, some people are also eligible to receive help from the NHS. This help may be a nursing service for people who are ill or recovering at home after leaving hospital.
If you think you require help in your home, contact your local authority's social services department to ask for an assessment of your care needs. If you have no home of your own, shared lives services (also known as adult placement services) can offer individuals a place to live in a shared lives carer's home. Shared lives schemes support adults with learning disabilities, mental health problems or other care needs that make it hard for them to live alone.
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วันศุกร์ที่ 8 ตุลาคม พ.ศ. 2564
Lifts & Slings | Sit-to-Stand
Lifts & Slings | Sit-to-Stand
This video provides step-by-step instructions for transferring a patient from a seated position in bed to a standing position, using Sabina sit-to-stand lift, in this case together with a SafetyVest.
Lifting from Floor-to-Bed / Floor Rescue
Lifting from Floor-to-Bed / Floor Rescue
This video provides step-by-step instructions for a floor rescue by lifting a patient from the floor to the bed.
Lifts & Slings | Transfer from Chair to Bed (Bariatric)
Lifts & Slings | Transfer from Chair to Bed (Bariatric)
This video provides step-by-step instructions for moving a bariatric patient from a seated position in bed to a wheelchair, using the Viking XL mobile lift, in this case together with a Soft Original HighBack Sling.
Lifts & Slings | Transfer from a Supine Position in Bed to Chair
Lifts & Slings | Transfer from a Supine Position in Bed to Chair
This video provides step-by-step instructions for transferring a patient from a laying position in bed to a wheelchair, in this case shown with a Soft Original HighBack Sling and the Golvo mobile lift.
Lifts & Slings | Transfer from Chair to Toilet
Lifts & Slings | Transfer from Chair to Toilet
This video provides step-by-step instructions for transferring a patient from a wheelchair to the toilet and back to the wheelchair, in this case shown with a Hygiene Sling and Viking mobile lift.
Aspire Hammock Sling
Aspire Hammock Sling
The full body Aspire Hammock Sling provides complete comfort and support for high needs users. It also offers parasilk leg straps to assist with correct positioning
Aspire Swift Mover
Aspire Swift Mover
The Aspire Swift Patient Mover is a compact standing aid that facilitates standing and transfers in the home, community and facility environments. Offering a more active transfer solution, users are encouraged to stand up independently, improving circulation, breathing and muscle strength.
Using Slide Sheets
Using Slide Sheets
In this video we will look at Slide Sheets and how they can be used to aid manual handling activities.
Setting Up Your Active Air 8 Mattress
Setting Up Your Active Air 8 Mattress
In this video, we not only look at how to set up your Active Air 8 mattress, we look at the benefits of an alternating air mattress to reduce pressure injury, and review key features.
Choosing & Fitting the Right Sling
Choosing & Fitting the Right Sling
This video is designed to walk you through the clinical considerations to select to most appropriate sling for the lift and ensure it is fitted correctly
Manual Handling - Sit To Sit
Manual Handling - Sit To Sit
Sit to sit transfers. This video is a training tool, demonstrating how to safely transfer a person from a seated position to another seated position, using a lifter.
Manual Handling - Floor Lift
Manual Handling - Floor Lift
Floor lift. This video is a training tool, demonstrating how to safely lift a person from the floor, using a lifter, when a fall has occurred.
Safe Resident Handling - The 3C’s
Safe Resident Handling - The 3C’s
YouTube is: The 3cs should be done before moving and handling a person, to ensure safety for all involved in the task – communicate with the resident and fellow caregivers; check the equipment and environment; commence the task.
https://youtu.be/wNRlmCHL7Xk
Manual Handling - Sit To Stand การเคลื่อนย้ายผู้สูงอายุจากท่านั่ง- ไปเป็นท่ายืน
Manual Handling - Sit To Stand
การเคลื่อนย้ายผู้สูงอายุจากท่านั่ง- ไปเป็นท่ายืน
Sit to stand transfers. This video is a training tool, demonstrating how to safely transfer a person from a sitting to a standing position, using a standing lifter.
Manual Handling - Lie To Sit การเคลื่อนย้ายผู้สูงอายุจากท่านอน - ไปเป็นท่านั่ง
Manual Handling - Lie To Sit
การเคลื่อนย้ายผู้สูงอายุจากท่านอน - ไปเป็นท่านั่ง
Lie to sit transfers. This video is a training tool, demonstrating how to safely transfer a person from a lying to a sitting position, using a lifter.
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