Section B- Caring in the Chosen Setting
I am going to talk about the life quality factors that occur in a residential care home. There are two types of life quality factors, Physical and Psychological factors. There are two types of Life Quality Factors; Physical and Psychological. In total there are 13 Psychological factors and 5 Physical factors. All of these factors make an impact on a resident’s life. Every care professional uses these care factors in order to deliver quality care.
Psychological Factors
Psychological Security
Feeling safe within the care environment. Making sure the client is comfortable and has the absence of fear and anxiety within the care environment.
A care manager of the residential care home can provide Psychological Security by ensuring that the building is secure at all times. They can do this by enforcing different security measures such as CCTV as well as intercom systems that allow visitors to get into the building, for example if someone who is not supposed to be at the care home tries to enter, they will not be able to due to the intercom system. Also having locks on all doors and alarms that signal a resident has left without being accompanied by a care professional, for example if a resident wanders off, the care manager will be noted as the alarms will signal that this has happened. When visitors enter the residential care home, the care manager should provide a signing in book which can also help staff to be aware of who is visiting. To reduce clients getting confused, a care manager should provide staff that aren’t changed regularly to help clients gain familiarity within the care professionals, for example a client can become confused and upset if they are being cared for by a number of different care assistants and therefore become agitated, have constant and familiar staff can reduce this chance.
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