health and social care LAC

Where is care given

GP

Dy care units

Clinics

Hospices

Residential and nursing homes

At home- domiciling

Workplace

Common disorders

Down syndrome, autism, dyslexia

Mild vs severe learning disabilities

Language- reasonable vs basic language

IQ- 69-50IQ vs <35

Support

Mencap, social care, SEN, respite, residential, charity

Sensory an physical

Hearing and visual, neurological, spinal cord and injury, amputation

Policies

Safeguarding, equal opportunities, lone worker, confidentiality, manual handling, administering medication

Legislations

Human rights act 1998

Equality Act 2010

Care ct 2014

Safeguarding and protecting vulnerable individuals group act 2006

Changing working practises

-improving recruitment training and supervision of workers

• Improved safeguarding, training and staff working with vulnerable individuals

• Spot shcekcs

• Whistleblowing

• 6cs

• Line management

Impacts of poor practises

• operations delayed

• Childs death

• Health and safety concerns

• Illness and disease

• Abuse and neglect

• Higher mortality rates

• HWB impact of families