Health and Social Care Level

Running Head: HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE LEVEL
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Health and Social Care Level
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HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE LEVEL
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Domiciliary care
Domiciliary Care is an additional service or a support to people mostly the sick and elderly who
live in their homes to help them in personal care and other home activities to maintain the quality of life
and home even personal independence.
Advantages of Docile Care
It allows home comforts where they have adapted facilitating options for great
intermediary options. It provides time flexibility to visiting relatives and friends as there is not
strictness in visiting time. It also allows the person to maintain their personal life and routines in
their own living rooms. There is affordability and cost-effectiveness as no additional cost for rent
and visit transport by the relatives. It also allows promotes mental well-being due to availability
in all times visitation by friends and relatives (Rodrigues & Glendinning, 2015). Besides,
domiciliary care helps people who want to stay in their homes but they require consistence
assistance in their daily activities such as home chores and maintaining their households.
Disadvantages of Docile Care
First, the person providing the services is not there 24/7. Extra cost for vulnerable people
need round the clock attention to prevent injury or severity of the disease. If a vulnerable person
is disabled or likely immobile, there will be a need to install alarms systems and other sensors
like fall and bed sensors to be aware in the case when alone (Green, 2015). Lack of consistent
services due to shifting of staffs in times of leaves and holidays can risk to loss of life of severity
of the condition in times of emergency.

HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE LEVEL
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Residential care
Residential care is the long-term care for children and elderly persons who require special attention in an
agency or residential settings away from home. It is usually done to older people whose needs are low,
the services provided are aimed at meeting peoples residential care needs and capabilities.
Advantages of Residential Care
Firstly, there is enhanced security for elderly who cannot live alone in their homes.
Secondly, there is personal and medical care availability round the clock and in case of
emergency (Kalra, Unnikrishnan & Baruah, 2017). Forth, some residential places that offer trips
and activities and other important therapies that are of great importance.
Disadvantages of Residential Care
They are expensive than in-home care services. According to the recent “Cost of Care
Survey” annual reports, they published that t nursing home care are the most expensive form of
long-term care service. Residential care can be depressing as some older adults find it hard to
adapt to the new environment as they feel they are neglected by their very respective family
(Kogan, Wilber, & Mosqueda, 2016). There is strictness in the visiting hours by the relatives and
friends. Loss of freedom and independence to adults and elderlies who were accustomed to their
own personal life hence reduced privacy.