Health and Social - services part 2 OALH
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8 questions
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Amiya Dutta is eighty-four years old and lives, with her husband Rajiv, in the centre of a large city.•Amiya has dementia and needs ‘round the clock care’ as she is vulnerable. Amiya likes to go shopping but tends to wander away from her husband and become lost. She has twice been brought home by the local police, very upset and confused.••Amiya has now become incontinent which means that she has no control over her bladder and needs to have her clothes changed several times a day. Amiya also wakes up in the night and wanders around the house.
What are Amiya’s needs?What primary care services can help with each need?Are primary care services what Amiya needs to help her? Explain your answer.
Amiya Dutta is eighty-four years old and lives, with her husband Rajiv, in the centre of a large city.
•Amiya has dementia and needs ‘round the clock care’ as she is vulnerable. Amiya likes to go shopping but tends to wander away from her husband and become lost. She has twice been brought home by the local police, very upset and confused.
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•Amiya has now become incontinent which means that she has no control over her bladder and needs to have her clothes changed several times a day. Amiya also wakes up in the night and wanders around the house.
What are Amiya’s needs?
What primary care services can help with each need?
Are primary care services what Amiya needs to help her? Explain your answer.
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Doctors surgery e.g General practitioner
Doctors surgery e.g General practitioner
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•Asthma Nurse
•Asthma Nurse
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Audiology Department at the local hospital
Audiology Department at the local hospital
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Citizens advise bureau
Citizens advise bureau
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CAMHS
CAMHS
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Community and district nursing team
Community and district nursing team
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Task 2. Read the case study and describe in detail which services will meet the individuals needs make sure you justify why
Case study 1: Verna and Sam WilliamsVerna Williams is forty-eight years old and lives with her husband Sam, and their two cats. They live on the second floor of a block of flats. The lift is often broken. This means that access to the street is down two flights of stairs. The block of flats is on a new estate half a mile from the nearest bus stop.Verna has a medical condition which affects her mobility. Verna uses a walking stick to get around most of the time, but some days she needs to use a wheelchair.Verna also has asthma which has recently got much worse. She has type two diabetes. She takes medication and has a diet plan to cope with the diabetes.Sam Williams is fifty-two years old He has recently left his job at a local supermarket because he had an argument with the manager. Sam and Verna are now living on a reduced income.Sam has a hearing impairment for which he uses a hearing aid. Sam also has a learning disability and a speech impairment. This means that he has difficulty communicating with people and he becomes frustrated when asked to repeat what he has said.
Task 2.
Read the case study and describe in detail which services will meet the individuals needs make sure you justify why
Case study 1: Verna and Sam Williams
Verna Williams is forty-eight years old and lives with her husband Sam, and their two cats. They live on the second floor of a block of flats. The lift is often broken. This means that access to the street is down two flights of stairs. The block of flats is on a new estate half a mile from the nearest bus stop.
Verna has a medical condition which affects her mobility. Verna uses a walking stick to get around most of the time, but some days she needs to use a wheelchair.
Verna also has asthma which has recently got much worse. She has type two diabetes. She takes medication and has a diet plan to cope with the diabetes.
Sam Williams is fifty-two years old He has recently left his job at a local supermarket because he had an argument with the manager. Sam and Verna are now living on a reduced income.
Sam has a hearing impairment for which he uses a hearing aid. Sam also has a learning disability and a speech impairment. This means that he has difficulty communicating with people and he becomes frustrated when asked to repeat what he has said.