Caring for older people P3 Strategies

Define Independence Wellbeing Holistic health

Booklet part 2- Strategies (can do this in the Grid format- this will be assessed in M2) In order to achieve your P3, you will need to identify the strategies used to support elderly people remain independent and holistically healthy designed Empowerment, Involvement in care planning, Holistic approach, Safeguarding, Methods of communication, Advocates, Equality of opportunity, Health promotion, Balancing rights. You will need to show understanding of defining and explaining the 9 aspects providing examples in the context of health and social care and changes or diseases which affect people later in life.

- How it supports the independence and wellbeing of older people You will need to define and explain the 9 aspects providing examples in the context of health and social care and changes or diseases which affect people later in life. Strategies Empowerment, Involvement in care planning, Holistic approach, Safeguarding, Methods of communication, Advocates, Equality of opportunity, Health promotion, Balancing rights. Definition Example - How it supports the independence and wellbeing of older people

Empowerment –P3 and M2 Read the article and answer the following What is empowerment? Note Examples of disempowerment Which standard of the “Fit for the Future” document is particularly relevant to empowerment? What does it suggest? What does disempowerment increase and empowerment optimise? What is learned helplessness? What does the expectation lead to? How does this impact health and social care practitioners? What is learned mastery and what does this lead to? In the conclusion what is the recommendation for carers? What can be the negative effects of empowerment?

Holistic Planning A Multi-agency approach/ P.I.E.S Ideas for discussion in P3 and M2 Mental Health Psychological wellbeing- loneliness Sexual health and older people

Mental health problems in later life are relatively common. Holistic planning 1- Assessing the mental health needs of older people (SCIE 2017) http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/guides/guide03/framework/index.asp Mental health problems in later life are relatively common. The Department of Health estimates that perhaps 40 per cent of older people seeing their GP, 50 per cent of older people in general hospitals, and 60 per cent of care home residents have a mental health problem (SCIE 2017)

A holistic approach Mental health - Example The Sharing and Caring project is managed by Age Concern, Wyre Forest. The programme was established to support healthy lifestyles of older people and to reduce feelings of isolation and depression. Evidence suggested locally that older people were not accessing local services unless they were targeted specifically and health promotion locally was rarely targeted at older people. The programme aims to raise self-esteem and well being, to increase social contact and support and to enable people to explore self help techniques. Evaluation to date has shown increased self- esteem, social contact, reduced isolation and increased participation. It is hoped that longer term evaluation will also show improvements in health.

Loneliness- Example of a strategy Age UK’s 'Call in Time' telephone befriending service by social services https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oxPs-RfcY0

Older people and Sexual Health (Age Uk, 2017) According to the most recent scientific study, rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among older people doubled in the past decade. This included infections of: Genital warts HIV Chlamydia Gonorrhoea Genital herpes Syphilis

Involvement in Care Planning Can refer to the Care Act (2014) Task- Research the care Act (the links below are useful) http://www.ageuk.org.uk/home-and-care/the-care-act/ https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/care-act-2014-part-1-factsheets/care-act-factsheets How does this link to Care Planning for Older people? How does this promote independence/wellbeing?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oxPs-RfcY0 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-19930350 http://www.ageuk.org.uk/no-one/we-enable-independence/ http://www.ageuk.org.uk/health-wellbeing/loneliness/