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Supporting Independent Living In Health & Social Care

   

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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1TASK 1............................................................................................................................................11.1 Explain how technology can be used to support users of health and social care services inliving independently....................................................................................................................11.2 Analyse barriers to the use of technology to support users of health and social careservices in living independently..................................................................................................21.3 Explain the benefits of these technologies to health and social care organisations and theirusers.............................................................................................................................................2TASK 2............................................................................................................................................22.1 Explain health and safety considerations in the use of technologies in health and socialcare..............................................................................................................................................22.2 Discuss ethical considerations in the use of assistive technologies......................................22.3 Explain the impact of recent and emerging technological developments on health andsocial care services, organisations and care workers..................................................................2TASK 3............................................................................................................................................23.1 Identify specific needs of an individual requiring support to live independently.................23.2 Make recommendations for how technologies might support the independent livingarrangements...............................................................................................................................23.3 Evaluate the usefulness of technology for users of health and social care services..............2CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................2REFERENCES................................................................................................................................2.........................................................................................................................................................2

INTRODUCTIONIndependent living is defined as the ability to examine the people where they liveseparately to spend their life. It is all about those people who are disable with having voice,choice and control over any of the support which they requires in their every day's life. In simplewords, it is the movement where disable people work for their self determination, equalopportunity and also for self respect. In this respective project, all of the questions will beaddressed on the basis of given scenarios. There will be proper explanation to the point use oftechnology to support independent living for users of health and social care. Varioustechnologies will also be implicated in this project. Also, recommendation will also be givenrelated to different technologies in order to support independent living.TASK 11.1 Explain how technology can be used to support users of health and social care services inliving independently.In present days technologies and medicine have become really advanced due to which ithas been providing several benefits to every individual who are facing different kind of medicalproblem. The modern form of technologies which is being used is helping the public as well associety so that they can spend their life easily and happily for the longer period of time. Themain thing which is required to consider is that changes are still required in it with the help ofintroducing modern technologies and equipments. It will have direct impact in day to day life ofan every individual who is suffering from the problem of disability. In this modern era, there are number of equipments an software devices which can bebeneficial for disable people. This technologies and software devices can help to reduce theproblem of disabilities in some sort because people will be able to communicate with differentpeople and even it can it reduce the problem through which daily basis working condition canbecome much easier. In the given case of Sally, she was having the issue of double vision andeven tingling and numbness in her left foot. For resolving the problem she had a discussion withneurologist and then she started to have medicine. In order to reduce the overall fatigue, she wasrequired to change her daily basis lifestyle by having proper health education. As per theneurologist, she must take the advice of technology specialist who can guide her that howavailable devices can help her which is available with herself. This assistive device can be very1

beneficial as it will reduce the overall percentage of problem which she is facing at the momentand even it will help her to drive. In addition, it will help her children to complete theirassignment which is one of the essential things.As she was facing number of problem, it she has been referred to occupation therapist forthe purpose of diagnosis of her ankle-foot. Even she has been referred to Assistive Technologyspecialist who can help to resolve the problem which she is required to face during typing,holding lunch and while conducting any of the the daily basis activity. She was also required tomeet one the driving specialist who can help her to drive the vehicle by handling the acceleratorwith the help of left leg. Even GP gave her the advice that she must meet the social worker whocan help out in the financial work and basis decision which is require to run daily basis life.Now, she has the device known as Personal digital assistance which will be very helpful for herbecause pressing the single button will tell her that what she is required to do next once any ofthe particular work is completed. In addition, this device is helpful for her in managing any ofthe work which is connected with healthcare.1.2 Analyse barriers to the use of technology to support users of health and social care services inliving independently.It has been found that in any of the patient life there are several barriers which they arerequired to face and they are resistance to technology, budget, knowledge barrier and manymore. In resolve all of this problem, assistive technology is one of the crucial tool which can helpto take corrective decision to any of the disable people and even that can also help to overcomethe problem of dependency on any of other people. In 4respective case, Sally is able to continueany of her work with the help of assistive technology. The issue related to vision has been solvedwith the help of enlargement of keyboard with including additional dark character in keyboardthat can help her to ensure that she is working required manner. This assistive device can be thekey source for any of those people are suffering from the problem of disability. As there arevarious benefit of Assistive device then even problem are also available and they have beenexplained below:Possibility of failure: Every time it is not sure that all of this assistive device will work ornot as this are just the machineries which can even fail too. This devices are not easy to operatefor each and every person and because of that there is a huge possibility that it can be proved asone of the major failure. 2

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