Question

Ellen is a 45-year-old woman who lives in supported accommodation ever since a workplace accident left her with physical disabilities and an acquired brain injury. Your role today is to assist Ellen to get ready to attend a doctor’s appointment and then to go to lunch with a friend. Ellen is able to transfer from bed to chair and into her wheelchair using grab rails and bars. She uses a wheelchair when she goes out of the house, as she has little strength in her legs and cannot walk without leaning very heavily on supports. Her acquired brain injury has left her with some speech difficulties and word-finding difficulties. She also has difficulty in taking in large chunks of information all at once.

In order to help her get ready, you are to supervise her transfer from bed to wheelchair to shower chair. While she showers independently, you are to prepare her chair and towels. Once she has completed showering, you are to assist her to choose appropriate clothing, help her to get dry, dressed and groomed and assist her to prepare her breakfast

Refer to scenario 2 to answer to the following question: Ellen asks you whether you know of a way that she can get into a car or taxi without getting out of her wheelchair, as she is finding this quite exhausting. Conduct some research to find information about this. Write down the steps you would take in providing Ellen this information?

Another part:

How does stereotyping impact on older people? Give two examples.

2. List two ways you comply with the legal and ethical considerations of service provision.

3. Give two explanations of how codes of practice relate to aged care service provision.

4. What is meant by discrimination in relation to older people? Give two examples.

5. What is meant by ‘human rights’ in relation to providing services to an older person? Give two examples.

Answer 1

Steps in providing Ellen the information about getting into a car or taxi:

1. Search a car or taxi which have special railings for disabled person.

2. Take a picture of the car or a sample model from the internet and show it to Ellen

3. Explain in simple gesture that she won't have to get out from the wheelchair.

4. She can easily transfer from wheelchair to car seats after getting inside the car.

Two ways to comply with legal and ethical considerattion:

1. Code of Conduct: Always have a proper code of conduct and a proper discussion with the client about the requirements of work

2. Privacy and Confidentiality: Always respect the clients privacy and keep all the data required confidential wherever necessary.

Two explanation of how codes of practice for aged care service provision:

1. All the health professional who is going to give care should be a registered professional.

2. The health professional should have a good experience so as to take good care about the physical as well mental health of a person.