care services Flashcards

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What is a Health and Social Care service?

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The Health and Social Care sector consists of any organisation which provides healthcare support to people, for example hospitals, dentists, and specialist support like physiotherapy, and social care support, for example, nursing homes, foster caring, and nurseries.

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Who would you contact for health care?

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GP’s Pharmacies, Dentist, Hospitals

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Who would you contact for Social care?

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social care is a wide-ranging term covering numerous agencies and activities, from child protection and youth work right through to residential and end of life care. Your local council will have an Adult Social Care department. They will be able to give all the information that you need

The social care system is in place to provide help to those in need, such as individuals with mental health problems, learning or physical disabilities, as well as vulnerable adults and children.

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What is a needs assessment?

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A health and social care assessment is carried out by social services to find out what help and support you need - like healthcare, equipment, help in your home or residential care.

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What is an individual care plan?

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Individualised care plans cover a number of areas including:

The care needs identified in your assessment
How your local authority intends to meet your care needs
Your personal budget
An assessment of the ways your needs can be reduced over time and how to prevent future needs occurring.

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How would an individual care plan help you

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Individualised care plans will aim to support you in the following ways:

Encourage and support you to live independently
To have as much control over your own life as possible
To participate in society as an equal
To have access to employment and family life
Ensure you have the best possible quality of life
Ensure your dignity and self-respect

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Name three types of care

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Nursing
Residential
Domiciliary
Live in
Respite
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Describe Adult Social Care?

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Social care can be very different from the health care you receive from the NHS. Although it can include medical help, social care offers more practical support to enable people to live independently. These services are usually provided in people’s homes, care homes or elsewhere in the community,

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