How can active participation promote independence

Worship and prayer. The religion of the person you look after may require them to worship in a particular way. Each faith has its own symbols or objects, such as the Sikh turban, Jewish skull cap or Catholic rosary beads.

These should be treated with respect and not removed without consent. Washing facilities may also be required as Muslims may want to wash in running water before praying.

Hair care. Hair care is an important part of many cultural groups and faiths. For example, Jewish women may want to wear a wig, and some Sikh men may wear their hair coiled and wrapped under a turban. Privacy and appearance. If you or the person you care for are part of a particular religion, tell anyone who helps out with caring such as a professional care worker so they can dress appropriately when visiting your home.

Mealtimes are important in most religions or cultures. You may already be aware of the strict preparation of foods under Islamic halal or Jewish kosher rules. The person you care for may also have important cultural food preferences, such as vegetarianism or veganism. You may care for someone who speaks a different language from you or uses sign language.

While you may be able to learn a new language over time, try to ensure they have someone who can communicate fluently with them so that they know what is happening and can have a say in their own care. Tell social services about the language needs of the person you care for, so they can provide someone to translate or communicate in sign language. If the person lives in residential care, check that information is available in their language.

Having access to local, cultural or religious communities, cultural events, newspapers, radio and TV channels can give people a sense of identity and help them feel part of the wider community. Ask the person you care for if they would like to get involved in their community — for example, attending religious services.

Sexuality The person you care may want to be involved with a community related to their sexuality. Find out if there are lesbian, gay or bisexual groups in your area, if they are of interest to them. Listen to them or ask them about what they would like to do. For running a care home successfully there are lots of things that need to be done, for example, medication need to be given out, people need to be washed and fed, people need to have their clothes washed, their beds changed and so on.

A manager will make a list of all the tasks and then make sure that the workers know what each one is responsible for doing so that all the work is done. This needs to be done, otherwise some tasks will never get done because they are less popular or people will just assume that someone else will do all the work. Also, you can work out how good a worker is if you give them set tasks and then review their work.

Be able to establish what support is required for daily living tasks 2. Each of the three main political parties expressed their approval of the Independent Living Strategy published in , which sets out actions aimed at improving the choice and control disabled people have over the services they need to live their daily lives. Change dishcloths and tea towels regularly, and launder at high temperature.

Paper kitchen towel is more hygienic than cloths to clean and dry surfaces but it can be expensive to use. Knives and other utensils Wash and dry knives and other utensils thoroughly after use, this is especially important after using with raw meat. Dishwashers can be very effective because they wash at high temperatures, however, some people do not like putting knives in the dishwasher as this can make them blunt.

Supporting people to prepare food. Be able to provide support for buying and using household and personal items 4. There is the standard supermarket that probably stocks all items of food, household cleaning items, pet food, hardware and clothes. Supermarkets can be very busy and can make people feel overwhelmed, especially if they have a mobility or learning disability. The person may prefer to shop at a quieter time. Small local convenience stores can be very useful but these can be quite expensive and have less stock.

Some towns still have markets and people often wish to support their local market which may have a large selection of stalls selling a variety of items such as vegetables, hardware, clothes and often much more.

It can be useful before shopping to mentally or physically go through each cupboard and area such as kitchen, bathroom to generate the shopping list. You can offer advice if their method does not work, but never force your methods sand ways on them.

Some people like to use a combination of methods. Such as using the supermarket for the bulk of their shopping but using the convenience store to purchase bread and milk.

Some may prefer to do internet shopping to buy heavy and bulky items that they do no need to be carried form the shop. Remember to respect how they wish to pay for their items, they may prefer to use cash, credit card or debit card. It is important to promote independence and active participation and ensure shop assistants speak directly to them rather that you.

Chemicals should be stored in a secure area well away from food items and away from children. People with a learning disability or others who may have an impaired mental capacity, such as dementia could easily mistake a bottle of chemicals for a bottle of squash and could result in fatal poisoning. COSHH revised in This requires the employer to make sure that hazardous substances are stored and labelled correctly.

You may be supporting people who live in their own home and it is your responsibility to support the person to store and use chemicals safely. Some chemicals such as bleach dishwasher and laundry tablets are irritants to eyes and skin; so they need to be kept securely. Items such as knives and razors need to be stored safely as well; in order to prevent accidents.

Failure to do so could lead to serious harm or the item not being effective as it should be. Care and attention must be exercised when, handling items. Some laundry and dishwasher tablets are coated with a dissolvable film that disintegrates during use. Try to avoid handling these with wet hands. Kitchen items such as knives, blenders and microwaves are also potentially dangerous and although you must encourage people to be able and independent as possible whilst using these items.

You as a care worker have a responsibility to maintain a safe environment never leave people unattended when using items that could potentially harm them. People should be supported to exercise good kitchen safety, especially when using cookers, make sure gas is not left on and that saucepan handles are turned in when being used to prevent accident, such as burns and scalds. Be able to provide support for keeping the home clean and secure 5. Some people like to spend a lot of time cleaning while others find it a burden.

Whatever the personal choice on a level of cleanliness that the home should be, it should be in a suitably clean stable in order to avoid contamination with vermin, such as mice, rats and flies, which can spread disease if they are not controlled, most people prefer to live in a clean and tidy environment and prefer that their home is visually pleasing for visitors.

Care workers should support people and encourage them to actively participate in the cleaning of their home, as this will help them feel like they have some control over their life, if a person you are supporting has limited ability mentally and physically they may choose to do a little at a time, help the person to draw up a timetable with what need to be done and when.

Some appliances such as vacuum cleaners may be too heavy for them to use, it might be beneficial to use a lighter. Some housework chores may be strenuous or difficult such as cleaning windows or heavy garden work. People who have been burgled often suffer great mental anguish afterwards, feeling violated and exposed. Open windows can encourage unwanted intruders. If the home is to be left for some time, because the person has gone into hospital or residential care, their home may be prey to intruders.

The person may live alone and as an emergency alert device such Telecare. The person can raise the alarm using the pendant or wristband that they wear. You will need to check that they fully understand on how to use it. The plan of care should indicate security measures you and the person need to take.

Closing and locking windows, doors at night. Care worker must support the person to do as much as possible for themselves. A relative or neighbour may have a spare key and they may be happy to keep an eye on the property and report anything unusual. Remember to document all incidents the care records and the level of support that you have given or any concerns or worries that you may have. The person may have valuables stored safely and securely in a bank vault.

The building may have a key pad or fingerprint entry system. You need to make sure that they are familiar with how it works and know what to do, if the system breaks down. Be able to identify and respond to changes needed in support for daily living tasks. This enables health and social care workers and organisations to know what they are doing well and the areas that they may need to improve on.

Formal feedback is also sought from time to time, this helps the service providers and inspectors to judge the quality of the service provided. Registered care providers who are inspected by the Care Quality Commission also seek feedback from those that use the service, this aims to help improve the quality of health and social care provision. All people should have equal access to give feedback if a person is unable to give feedback themselves, as they might have dementia or a learning disability, then feedback can be given from a family member or friend or an advocate.

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