Care of residents

Music has the power to transporting us back to a particular experience, memory, or era without that being its intended purpose. The documentary, Alive Inside, provided a look into how the brain’s reaction to music for nursing home residents with dementia provided an alternative therapy by allowing them to temporarily regain the memories and movement of their younger years. At the suggestion of Dan Cohen, social worker, nursing home volunteer and non-profit organizer of Music & Memory, the film’s…

As a care worker, working in an Aged Care Facility, I am involved in interacting with residents, family members, nurses, managers and other care workers. Therefore, the focus of this assessment is to analyse how language is used, including different levels of modality in different situations of interaction. Trevu House is a residential care facility situated in Gawler East at 1-13 Deland Ave. It offers two types of care; palliative and non-dedicated respite care. Accommodation offered at this…

become too busy or live too far away to be able to take care of their relative’s needs. In such situations, many residents are placed into nursing homes. The theory behind nursing homes is that they are places of love and care for senior citizens and elderly inhabitants that may require special care. At the mention of nursing homes, many individuals will recall a depressing and dreary image. This image corresponds with the neglect that residents of such nursing homes are subjected to. They…

Introduction to the Green House Project In the USA in 1986, the Institute of Medicine released an extremely critical report of the quality of care provided by the country’s nursing homes. The report found that while higher quality medical care was generally provided to their seniors, the quality of life of the residents was not taken into account, and American seniors generally hated the idea of having to enter a nursing home (Kane et al., 2007). Since the release of that statement, there has…

In a health and social care setting, such as a residential care home for the elderly, effective communication is vital. I say this because without effective communication service users such as the elderly might not understand or may become confused; making misunderstandings more likely to occur. Effective communication is any sort of communication that works and you can easily convey emotions or thoughts to another person. Contexts is the situation a person is involved in when using effective…

until this spring semester. Since I was about sixteen I have been working at least thirty hours a week while also in school. I live with my boyfriend who on the days I’m busy takes over the housework and cooking on the days where I am less busy I take care of it. He has been very supportive of me going to school and working. He is a nurse himself and when he was in school he also worked full time so he understands and is very supportive of my work and school life. I do not have any kids nor do I…

Long term care facilities continuously undergo strengths and weaknesses. Nursing homes, being one of the most popular choices for long-term care. A major strength of a nursing home is the mental health services commonly equipped to deal with conditions such as, dementia, depression, Alzheimer’s and many others. In addition, the social support patients receive in order to cope with stress related events. In other words, social support in a nursing home is viewed as a sense of community. Seniors…

In this case some of the assumptions made when viewing the provided image included, that the photograph had been taken in an elderly residential care home. The lady standing in front of the hoist may be either a Nurse or Health Care Assistant (HCA). However taking into account the clothing she is wearing, the assumption she is a health care assistant seems more correct. The HCA appears to be of Pacific Islander ethnicity and gives the impression of been happy, confident and competent. Further…

Long term care facilities are mainly comprised of the elderly population. Most of the patients in long term nursing facilities suffer from chronic illnesses, progressive diseases, or need some type of rehabilitation. The people in this group are more susceptible to illnesses, because as a person gets older their body system does not function as it once did. Existing health conditions also put them at risk for infections and health problems. The registered nurse assumes many roles in long…

negative effects to their mental and physical health. The decline in well-being may plummet to a level which warrants attention. This can lead to a reverse effect situation as new demands for services may exceed those initially. The intension of The Care Act 2014 was to dispel the disempowering effect of previous laws which focused on what authorities could provide, rather than what the individual felt was needed (Lamb, 2014). Although, according to Johns (2014:83) it has contributed to ‘a…