ASS099-2 Portfolio: Analysis of Care and Support for Elderly People

This portfolio assignment delves into the multifaceted aspects of care and support for elderly individuals, encompassing a comprehensive exploration of the student's academic and professional journey. The content begins with an introduction and then presents the student's graduate destination, detailing the rationale behind their chosen field of study in health and social care, driven by a passion for providing care and a desire to establish a care-focused business. The assignment then analyzes various roles within the care sector, including the student's current position as a care assistant and their past experiences as a babysitter and caregiver. The portfolio also reflects on the trends in elderly care, particularly the increasing use of technology-focused services. Furthermore, the student reflects on their skills and experiences, highlighting interpersonal, leadership, and organizational skills, alongside a personal development plan outlining strategies for skill enhancement in communication, time management, and interpersonal abilities. The portfolio also includes a CV and a cover letter tailored for a personal care assistant position, followed by a conclusion that underscores the importance of self-analysis and career planning. The assignment also includes a job description and person specification for an ideal job. Finally, the report includes references and an appendix containing a current job description and person specification.

Care and Support Elderly
People

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Graduate destination...............................................................................................................3
Reflection.........................................................................................................................................4
Personal Development Plan....................................................................................................5
CV and Cover Letter........................................................................................................................6
Cover Letter..........................................................................................................................8
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10
Appendix........................................................................................................................................11
Current Job Description and Person Specification...............................................................11

INTRODUCTION
Personal and professional development can be defined as the collective or overall
development plan of a person who is willing to improve the quality and standard of life either
personally or professionally in terms of career development and area of interest. Knowing
oneself helps the person in making it's way for betterment in it's life so that enhancement could
be developed in life. Growth in skills and abilities are equally essential because until and unless,
growth structure is not framed in a person's action plan than it can be very difficult to implement
such career and personal plans (Gould, 2017). Therefore, the following discussions are made on
the destination of the person's graduation that what and why this degree has been pursues by the
person, analysis of roles which includes the associated history and trends, what is the current job
description of a person and what is the job specification of a person for an ideal job, reflection
which involves skills and experiences of a person related to it's past and present as well, personal
development plan, curriculum vitae and cover letter with a proper findings and conclusion.
MAIN BODY
Graduate destination
I have completed my initial level of study from History and Geography Tourism
University of Stefan (Tsai, Vanderford and Muindi, 2018) Mare for the period of time of
approximately four years from month and year September, 2000 to August, 2004. Next level
studies are completed by me in Health and social care NVQ level 3 for the period of time of
approximately six months from month and year June, 2017 to December, 2017. Final level
studies are completed by me in Bedfordshire University / Health and social care from month and
year February, 2018 to present.
Reason behind pursuing the studies of health and social care are that I want to start up my
own business in the same sector that is care. I have chosen such profession in my life because it
gives me self satisfaction after doing such jobs and I like caring for the people who are in really
of need and must be taken care of. This is the reason why I want self owned business in this
particular field for better and self contentment in my life.
There are many roles available for people who work within the care sector. At present, I
am working at as a care assistant for Ren Caring (Barnay and Juin, 2016). I also work with
private clients as well as the Bedfordshire University. I have been working like this since the

year 2014, prior to which I used to work for Fit Shirt in Woolwich. I used to work as a
printing/packing operator. Along with that, I was doing my NVQ level 3 in Health and Social
Care. I have been working since 2010 and I started off my career as a babysitter in Italy wherein
my daily responsibilities were to take the child to her kindergarten school, feed her, play with her
and take care of her daily activities such as play with her and put her to sleep. I have also worked
as a carer for an elderly lady, who was 88 years old and was dealing with Alzheimer's disease. I
used to look after her daily needs like cooking, cleaning around the house etc. There are different
trends within the care sector for the elderly, but they require the most assistance with their day to
day chores. The market trends in providing care for the elderly people include technology
focused services that are provided in order to make it easier for them to receive quality services. I
believe that I can play a significant role in providing care to the elderly people because I have
experience in the same sector.
Reflection
Skills and experiences are defined as the abilities and qualities of a person who is expert in a
particular field and wants to pursue their future plan either personal or professional according to
the skills and experiences they are having. Skills are either in built in a person or gained by
practising or rehearsing for that. Experience is the practical implementation of that particular
skill in an organization and achieve the certificate of job experience in that particular field of
interest. Combination of both skills and experiences makes some aspirations in a person which a
person try to accomplish their desires by working for it through the enhancement of skills and
gaining more and more experiences (Tattum and Tattum, 2017).
Starting from the year 2010 to 2012, I was a babysitter little girl named Issabella in Italy,
she was about three to five year old at time. My daily duties with her were tacking her to kinder
garden school, feeding her, playing with her, putting her to sleep and keeping her company while
her parents were at work. I have good interpersonal skills and due to which I will be able to run
the business in an effective manner. I believe that all of the experience that I have, I will be able
to execute my learnings while conducting my business operations. I have good leadership skills
which means that I can lead a team of people in the work. But I will need to develop organization
skills so that I can organize the tasks in the business in an effective manner. This will provide me
with the relevant experience so that I can conduct the business operations in an effective manner.
Therefore, these are some of the skills that I currently have and need to develop or improve.

Then from 2018 to present, at the moment I'm working for Ren Caring, I'm a care assistant and
I'm working with private clients, Domiciliary Care. At the same time I frequently pursuing
studies from the Bedfordshire University in the field health and social care.
Personal Development Plan
Skill Current
Proficiency
Target
Proficiency
Course of Action Time period
Communication
Skills
9 10 Communication skills are
important for ensuring
that there is no confusion
between the individual as
well as the elderly person
(Gross and et.al., 2018).
In order to develop
effective communication
skills, I will practice
writing more and speak
with others in English so
as to improve my
fluency.
15 days
Time
Management
Skills
9 10 Time Management skills
are also important and
they help in completing
the tasks in an effective
manner and well within
time. In order to develop
effective time
management skills, I will
prioritize tasks that are
assigned to me and try to
complete them within the
10 days

specified time frame.
Interpersonal
Skills
8 10 Interpersonal skills are
important because they
assist the person in
effectively interacting
with each other (Jing,
Willis and Feng, 2016).
In order to develop
interpersonal skills, I will
develop positive attitude
and practice active
listening. Lastly, I will
also try to interact with
everyone around me.
30 days
CV and Cover Letter
Curriculum Vitae
A carefully developed curriculum vitae is developed with the right mindset and is firm.
Also, it outlines all the important points about the candidate that the employer should know
about (Johansson and et.al., 2017). Therefore, if the employer finds the CV of the candidate to
match the vacant profile at the organization, they call the candidate for an interview. A CV
usually comes along with a cover letter which is also an important document highlighting the
general skills of the person in a structured manner.

Cover Letter
To,
Abc
Date: 2nd January, 2021
Subject: Regarding Job Position of Personal Care Assistant
Dear Sir/Ma'am,
This is to let you know that I am interested in the position of Personal Care Assistant. I
am currently working for Ren Caring as a Care Assistant. I also work with private clients and
provide them with care service. Along with this, I also frequently work with Bedfordshire
University in health and social care. I believe that my skills as well as experience match with the
vacant position of Personal Care Assistant. I have worked with elderly people prior to this and I
am comfortable in working with other people. Also, I am always eager to work in a positive

environment in order to enhance my existing skills as well as knowledge. I am confident that my
experience in the care sector will qualify me for consideration. Please find my Curriculum Vitae
enclosed along with this letter for further reference. I look forward to meeting with you and
discussing my qualifications in more detail.
Thank You.
Yours Sincerely,
Xyz
CONCLUSION
It is concluded that self analysis is a very important task in every human's life because
until and unless, if they don't know that what are their plan for future either personally or
professionally, they cannot accomplish anything in life, aims and targets are very necessary for a
person to meets it's desires and aspirations towards it's life. It is important to know about the self
skills and abilities according to the past experiences what they must improve for better future
without adjusting and compromising in career plans (Lacsamana, Portugal and Delos Reyes,
2018). Therefore, this report covers the significant analysis of destination of graduation with the
questions like what and why, interpretation of history and trends roles of a person, examining
present description of the job and ideal job specification of a person, observing skills and
experiences, determining the personal development plan and studying about the curriculum vitae
and cover letter of a person. All such aspects are essential to carry forward in person's life for
better present and future. Moreover, this enhances the quality and standard of life as well.

REFERENCES
Books & Journals
Barnay, T. and Juin, S., 2016. Does home care for dependent elderly people improve their mental
health?. Journal of Health Economics. 45. pp.149-160.
Gould, J., 2017. Career development: A plan for action. Nature. 548(7668). pp.489-490.
Grit, R., 2019. Managing your competencies: personal development plan. Routledge.
Gross, C. B. and et.al., 2018. Frailty levels of elderly people and their association with
sociodemographic characteristics. Acta Paulista de Enfermagem. 31(2). pp.209-216.
Jing, W., Willis, R. and Feng, Z., 2016. Factors influencing quality of life of elderly people with
dementia and care implications: A systematic review. Archives of Gerontology and
Geriatrics. 66. pp.23-41
Johansson, L. and et.al., 2017. Staff views on how to improve mealtimes for elderly people with
dementia living at home. Dementia. 16(7). pp.835-852.
Lacsamana, R. M., Portugal, L. and Delos Reyes, E. F., 2018. Learning Needs Assessment of
Non-Teaching Personnel as Input to Human Resource Development Plan. Asia Pacific
Journal of Education. 5(3).
Tattum, D. and Tattum, E., 2017. Social education and personal development. Routledge.
Tsai, J. W., Vanderford, N. L. and Muindi, F., 2018. Optimizing the utility of the individual
development plan for trainees in the biosciences. Nature biotechnology. 36(6). pp.552-
553.

Appendix
Current Job Description and Person Specification
Job Description
Job Description
Personal Care Assistant
Job Summary
An individual who has a relevant experience of providing care to the elderly people and is
competent to perform the tasks assigned in an effective manner.
Qualifications
 Must have experience of working in a care facility or an equivalent environment.
 A Bachelor's degree in Health and Social Care.
 Knowledge and understanding of different languages so as to communicate with others
efficiently.
Responsibilities
 Provide care for clients who are dealing with physical, cognitive or emotional
impairments.
 Assist them with they daily needs and serve an active role outside the homes and help
the elderly with their regular health check ups
 Ensure that the clients receive their medication on time and assist them with their
physical therapy exercises.
Additional Requirements
 Strong written and verbal communication skills
 Knowledge about the latest trends within the care industry
Interested candidates are requested to share their resume at [e-mail]. We will
reach out to you in case your profile matches the job position.
Person Specification : Personal Care Assistant
Essential Desirable

Skills  Listening Skills
 Multiple Languages
 Interpersonal Skills
 Can drive
 Can cook basic food
Knowledge Latest trends in the care industry Basic training in different areas
such as health and safety, first
aid as well as social care.
Experience Prior experience of working in the
care industry
Worked with elderly people
who face difficulties with their
day to day activities and require
assistance
Attitude  Supportive
 Positive attitude
 Energetic
 Respectful
 Honest