Care Services Flashcards
Adult Social Care
For those over 18 who have a disability, mental health issues, or are frail due to age
Keep people as independent as possible
Care in Own Home
Provided by domiciliary carer, a paid professional who visits people to help them live independently
Help with cooking, cleaning, shopping
Care in Own Home Pros and Cons
- Better for mental and physical health, no stress of moving
- +Cost effective, choose care that best suits their needs
- +Independence
- -Consistency not always possible, arrive at different times
- -24/7 care not guaranteed
- -Costs steadily increases, needs increase as we age, need more support
Day Care Centres
Transport to centre, socialise over coffee, activities, therapies
Isolated people can have company and stimulation
Day Care Centres Pros and Cons
- +Socialisation, elderly people socialise and gain stimulation
- +Respite for caregivers, give them a break
- +Activities, provide elderly people with stimulation
- -Limited to daytime
- -Limited one-on-one attention, no individualised attention
- -Transportation issues, face challenges getting there
Learning difficulties centre
Specialist centre for people with learning disabilities after they leave school, activities to encourage friendship
Can attend everyday or 1-2 days a week
Learning difficulties centre pros and cons
- +Specialised staff, trained in special education strategies
- +Social skills development
- +Focused environment, reduce distractions
- -Lack of integration, only learn to interact with those with special needs
- -Social relations,problems interacting with others
- -Negative connotation, may reinforce it
Sheltered housing schemes
Have their own apartment and the communal living in an area within the complex
24-hour warden in case of emergency
Sheltered housing pros and cons
- +Independence, while still being able to call for help
- +Safety, emergency alarm systems and on site wardens
- +Manageable property, smaller homes easier to manage
- -Waiting lists, high demand
- -Limited support staff, check in once a day
- -Limited activities, organised by residents not staff
Residential care
Each resident has their own room but share communal areas to eat
Visitors can come, but safeguarding and care needs are maintained
Residential care pros and cons
- +Safe environment, clean, looked over by staff
- Social opportunities, activities
- +Medication management, systems ensure its administered accurately
- -Loss of independence, lost privacy
- -Schedual,timetable occurrences around staff availability
- -Need to sell belongings to fit in room
Respite care
Temporary residential care if informal carer needs a break or if the person needs more support that can be offered at home
Respite care pros and cons
- +Give caregivers a break from responsibilities
- +Reduce risk of caregiver burnout
- +Provide service user change of scenery
- -Service user may find it difficult to deal with
- -May not be considered medically necessary by insurance
- -may not be available, may be at capacity
Children’s services
Responsibility of local authority to protect vulnerable young people
- Services to safeguard children at risk of abuse
- Daycare for children under 5
- Help with parenting skills
- Practical help at home
- Arrangements for fostering/adoption
Private sector
Managed by commercial companies, they need to make a profit
Funded by fees paid by service user or health insurance
