Supporting Individuals with Specific Needs

Support the individuals with
specific needs

Table of Contents
Report 2............................................................................................................................................1
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................1
P5 Local provision for individuals having specific needs...........................................................1
Report 3............................................................................................................................................4
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................4
P6 Challenges that affect the level of care received by individuals............................................4
P7 Strategies for managing the challenging behaviours in own workplace setting....................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

Report 2
TASK 3
P5 Local provision for individuals having specific needs
To support individuals having specific needs like people who are suffering from dementia,
a number of local provisions are available. Since, dementia patients are mostly faced problems
like loss of memory, sudden changes in behaviour, loss of ability to make proper interactions etc.
therefore, it causes a high burden for them, including their families too (Tatangelo and et. al.,
2018). In addition to functional and cognitive deterioration, such problems lead to develop
psychological and behavioural complications, more dependency on support of others, etc. In this
regard, to improve their health status and promoting their well-being, approaches that taken by
local agencies and communities. It includes person centred care approach, which focus mostly on
personal well-being, positive relationship and active daily lives. Through direct and indirect
interventions, domains of life quality of such individuals who require special care, are
implemented within care setting planning (Wright and O’Connor, 2018). Social services play a
major role in giving support and services to dementia people and their care providers living in
the community. Along with supporting a number of housing options, such as sheltered housing,
residential care, nursing homes and more, to those who need more intensive care as well as
support.
Individuals with dementia and carers of them generally get access the mainstream services
as well as special mental health services, via a referral through primary care team or general
practitioner (Robinson, Moore and Hooley, 2018). There is no common pathway however, to get
access the services, therefore, sometime access can be a delayed. For this purpose, making
greater coordination and integrated health and social services with provision of care management
services, are regarded as one of the important steps, for delivering and giving support to people
with dementia. Furthermore, involving the service users and care providers also consider as main
provision taken central to improvement of quality within health and social care (Heintz and et.
al., 2020). This approach is mainly advocated in UK by Everybody’s Business – The Department
of Health or Care Services Improvement Partnership, 2005. It was launched on 14 November
2005 in England, for improving health and social care practice, especially for identifying and
meeting specific needs of individuals. It mainly works for older age population and their mental
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