Supporting Independent Living - Report
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Supporting Independent living
TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................12.3 Impact of recent and emerging technology development on services and workers ........11.1 Use of technology for individual and enabling them to live independently.....................21.3 The benefits of this technology to service user and organisation.....................................31.2 Potential barriers and limitation to supportive technologies for independent living .......42.1 Health and safety consideration that are included with the use of these new technologies 42.2 Ethical issue or dilemmas in the use of Assistive technology..........................................5PART 2............................................................................................................................................63.1 Specific needs of Jane in order to live independently......................................................63.2 Recommendation on how technology will support her independent living. ...................63.3 Evaluation on the usefulness of this technology..............................................................7CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9
INTRODUCTIONIn current time, health care provideprovides their service user with various types ofservices and assistive system that can help them in leaving livingindependently without anysupport. It helps the user in carrying out there their various daily activity activities withoutdepending on others. In current time, more efforts are made so that needs of people with specialcare can be fulfilled. Recently, more focus are has been laid on the technology assisted assistivedevice and equipment which can be used for making the life of this service user easier andindependent. The report will discuss different aspects that can help the an individual inbecoming self dependentself-dependent. Firstly, different technology and their role in supportingindividual living will be discussed. Implication of development of technology on both individualon both employees and service user will be discussed in detail. Along with this, it will alsoprovide with recommendation about using assistive technologies.PART 12.3 Impact of recent and emerging technology development on services and workers The development in the technology has it majors impact on the Health and Social Care(HSC). Not only it affects the working and operational activities of organisation but also hasmajor impact on workers and there their daily activities. Advancement in the technology hashelped the organisation in increasing there their efficiency, as it has made the medicaldiagnostic process more effective and efficient (Steinhubl, Muse, and Topol, 2015). In currenttime, there are many devices that help the social care organisation in proper diagnose diagnosisand providing proper care.for For instance, there are many technologies that are used in currenttime to resolve the problem like diagnosis of cancer, hearing problem, sight problem etc. Withthe help of this technology, the health care firm is able to provide their user with propertreatment. Other than this, service user is also getting benefited through it as they are gettingproper diagnosis that help them in identifying the disease and disability at fast rate, which willhelp them in getting fast treatment. Through theThrough the case study, it has come forwards that with the help ofdeveloped system,sally Sally was able to get proper diagnose diagnosis for her eyesightproblem. Technologies like personal digital assistant help her with her problem of memory. IThelps Sally in becoming more independent and not to rely on others for her basic necessity.1
Other than this, it assists the organisation in providing proper treatment. It not only increasestheir efficiency but also help them in saving time. Impact on organisation With the help of advanced system, the firm can store large data that it can access at the time ofneed and it plays major role in bringing the efficiency in the firm (Squires and Anderson, 2015).The firmIt can have comprehensive research studies through which entire field can get benefit. ItThis will also be quite effective in identifying risk factors and providing correct treatment Proper trainingWith the help of advanced technology, the firm can provide their employees with propertraining that will help them in carrying out their role in an efficient manner. It will increase theperformance of the firm. With the help of technology, the workload from the workers will alsodecrease, and they can focus more on maintaining proper relationship with their patient. Cost benefitInvesting on technology will save the cost of the firm in other operational activities. Withthe help if of modern technology, firm will be able to provide there their service user with betterservices which will increase their profitability (Dickinson and O'Flynn, 2016). Impact on servicesWith the help of technology, the firm will be able to provide better services as they canuse this technology for proper monitoring and, it will also support in better interaction with theworkers. 1.1 Use of technology for individual and enabling them to live independentlyIndependent living can be defined as a chance of providing all the disabled people havingthe same freedom, control and choice an any other human in their community, office and home.The Philosophy behind independent living this is to providing the people with special care achance to choose anyd practical assistance they required on the basis of their own aspiration. Inshort, it can be said that the assistance required by these people should be designed by their ownchoice. The health care user are those people who are unable to do their daily activities by theirown and required constant guidance that can help them in their working (Carayon, 2016). Themain idea behind independent living is to provide these people with a chance of easier life and toboost their confidence so that they can also live like normal people.2
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