La Ventana De Los Cielos Case Study

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The Foundation “ La Ventana de los Cielos” is a non-governmental non-profit organization, created in 2005. The mission of the foundation is to promote, advocate and protect the right of children with special abilities and through zoo-interaction, aqua-experience and equestrian activities encourage them to achieve a wholesome physical and intellectual development. The Foundation was started by the singer/song writer Ricardo Montaner and Marlene Rodríguez Miranda, supported by their children Ricky, Mauricio and Evaluna in 2005.The ratio of staff to client is about 1:3. According to the patients' levels of disabilities the ratio staff to client is appropriate, enough to bring them a quality care and attention. They offer a variety of high quality …show more content…
He is aware of movement and position and the effects of the gravity. He sits and initiates some gross motor actions. He is not aware of social context and may wander off. He has evident deficits in ADLs in areas such as grooming, oral hygiene, bathing/showering, toilet, hygiene, personal devices care, dressing, feeding and eating, medication routine, health maintenance, socialization, functional communication, functional mobility, community mobility, emergency response and sexual expression. He is also affected in performing Work and Productive Activities for example in home management area: clothing care, cleaning, meal preparation/cleanup, shopping, money management, household maintenance, safety procedures and care of others. In Educational Activities area he show marked deficits in Vocational Activities, vocational exploration, job acquisition, work or job performance, retirement planning and volunteer participation. The treatment of patients in Allen Cognitive Level 1 should be affected because of the lower cognitive level the patient has, his ability to understand and follow directions regardless the treatment can be adapted to the patient capacity in order to achieve his goals. The DC plan would be affected because the difficulty of the patient to live unassisted in the community, his limitation to perform the necessary routines, tasks, such as paying bills, obtain adequate nourishment and finding their way to unfamiliar way. The lower the cognitive level, the more difficulty the person has and the more assistance he requires. Individuals with disabilities suffer from feelings of helplessness, frustration, hopeless- ness, or great sadness. It is common to them experience resentment at being ill or needing others' help. Regardless of the illness, there is a powerful emotional component, which contributes to a need for physical and emotional support and care. Because of their physical

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