Supporting Independent Living in Health and Social Care pdf
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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................4TASK 1............................................................................................................................................41.1 Utility of technology for assistance of users of health and social care............................41.2 Barriers to use of technology to support users of health and social care.........................51.3 Benefits of technologies to health and social care companies and their users.................6TASK 2 ...........................................................................................................................................72.1 Health and safety consideration in utilization of technologies in health and social care.72.2 Ethical consideration in utilization of assistive technologies...........................................82.3 Influence of recent and emerging technological development in companies, care workersand health and social care services.........................................................................................9TASK 3 .........................................................................................................................................103.1 Specific needs for support to independently living........................................................103.2 Suggest assistive technologies in terms of encouraging Joseph to continue livingindependently.......................................................................................................................123.3 Utility of devices for users of health and social care services........................................12CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................13REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................15
INTRODUCTIONTechnology has transformed the way in which healthcare organizations provides theservices. Technology supports the firms to improve their effectiveness and efficiency. It alsohelps the people that are suffering from diseases like becoming disoriented or dementia etc. tolive an independent life. Independent living refers to the ability to analyse various and thenmaking informed decisions and the power to direct own life (White, Cooley, 2018 ). The abilityto make correct decisions requires the availability of relevant information, financial resourcesand the support system for making right decisions. The Report is based on two case studies. Casestudy one is based on Mrs Mary Johnson who is becoming unretentive and disoriented. She wasreferred by someone the Home scheme to remain Safe by installing assistive technology that mayhelp her when she faces difficulty in finding her home. Case study two is based on Joseph who issuffering from dementia. The Report will outline utility of assistive technology, barriers in use ofdevices and benefits of application etc. Considerations in utilization of assistive technology andeffect of technological developments etc. The Report will also describe the need that helps tosupport Joseph to live independently, appropriate devices that will help to live severally, the useof technology for the users of healthcare services. TASK 11.1 Utility of technology for assistance of users of health and social care.Health and social care refers to the services that are provided by healthcare professionalsthat are working in health and social care organisations to users like patients etc. Self- reliantliving refers to the capability of the individual to evaluate a variety of alternatives that areavailable for taking right decision and after examining the options that are available for makinginformed decisions. It also includes the ability of directing own life. Independent living isdifferent from assisted living. Because in case of assisted living, technology plays an importantrole in supporting the living of people by offering memory care etc (Van Grootven and vanAchterberg, 2019). Users of Health and Social precaution refers to the people that avails the services ofhealthcare organization so that they can live their life independently. There are various users ofhealth and social care such as disabled people having mental disorder, dementia or people that
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