Health and Social Care Courses and Advice
The 5 most useful personality traits for carers
Not everyone is suited to caring, but some people seem to be just made for the job of a carer
Many care companies, particularly those that look after people in their own homes, find themselves recruiting carers who come from many walks of life. Often[...]
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5 Ways To Improve Your Communication With The People You Care For
Communication is the key to relationships, and relating to people well is what the best carers do
None of us were born equal, though, so some people find it easier to communicate better than others. If you’re aware that sometimes you don’t[...]
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Reflective Practice – Is It Really Useful in Adult Social Care?
Reflective practice is one of those things that tends to be plugged a lot in social care type courses, but when you’re out on the road every day tending to people’s needs, or working really long shifts into the night in a care home, do you really[...]
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Attitudes that can help care workers notice abuse
It is hard to understand why people abuse others, but it does happen, and especially to those who are inherently vulnerable.
Older and disabled people are at a particular disadvantage, because as adults, they’re extra-aware of how much they rely[...]
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How to deal with sensory loss in people you care for
Imagine a world where you couldn’t experience everything fully
Food is insipid at best; reading becomes more of an effort. Your family complain that they can’t hear themselves think when you watch the television, and you can’t really[...]
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Why Health and Social Care is a Rewarding Career
It’s a sad fact of life that within all communities there are vulnerable groups of people. Some need full-time care, while others need help as they can’t manage alone but are still capable of leading an independent life.
As a consequence, there[...]
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Carers need to wear their health and safety hats
Remembering Health and safety is essential
Health and safety may not be the most exciting topic to think about, but it’s an essential part of working in public services. The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 states that it is everyone’s responsibility[...]
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New Guidelines For End-Of-Life Care
Draft guidelines have been issued by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) concerning the end of life care
This new guidance comes after the ending of what became known as “The Liverpool Care Pathway” which advocated the[...]
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Caring for elderly people
Caring for the elderly
When caring for the elderly, you need to take into account their different requirements and individual care preferences. Taking a Health and Social Care (Adults) QCF course is ideal if you have a job as[...]
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