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Tag Archives: Carer needs assessment
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Summary
By the end of this module you should : Know where to get benefits advice Know about proposed changes to the benefits system Know about tax issues for carers including VAT, council tax and pension credits Know about the Carer … Continue reading
Found in Topic: Money and benefits
Tagged: Benefits | Care Homes | Carer needs assessment | Council Tax | Tax
Tagged: Benefits | Care Homes | Carer needs assessment | Council Tax | Tax
The Carer Needs Assessment- what next?
Once you have had your Carers Needs Assessment you should be given a care plan with details of any agreed changes to services and if you are eligible to access these services. Remember that the person who had the stroke can ask … Continue reading
The Carer Needs Assessment (2)
If you have worries about what might happen in an emergency you can use the Carer Needs Assessment to make emergency care plans if you become ill or if the person you are caring for suddenly becomes ill. The Carers … Continue reading
Found in Topic: Money and benefits
Tagged: Benefits | Carer needs assessment | Emergency Care Plan | Housing
Tagged: Benefits | Carer needs assessment | Emergency Care Plan | Housing
The Carer Needs Assessment (1)
Carers have a legal right to an assessment of their own needs. This is in relation to the effect caring for someone is having on their own health and other commitments such as work or family. If you have not … Continue reading
Emergency – if you are ill
You should consider what you would do in an emergency or if you are delayed or become unwell and need to get replacement care arranged quickly. Health information NHS 24 telephone 111 Your GP Local minor injuries clinic 999 for … Continue reading
Found in Topic: Emergency situations
Tagged: Care Needs Assessment | Carer needs assessment | Emergency Plan | Local Authority
Tagged: Care Needs Assessment | Carer needs assessment | Emergency Plan | Local Authority
Access to local authority services
Details of your local authority are available in you telephone directory under social work. You can call and ask for a needs assessment and/or a carer’s assessment. You can make enquiries about local services or ask to be referred to a health … Continue reading
Found in Topic: Social care
Tagged: Care Needs Assessment | Carer needs assessment | Community Occupational Therapist | Community Social Worker | Equipment
Tagged: Care Needs Assessment | Carer needs assessment | Community Occupational Therapist | Community Social Worker | Equipment
The Community Social Worker
The community social worker you see will usually be from the adults with physical disability section. They will have specialist knowledge of the services available locally and what you may be entitled to. Some will have been trained in stroke … Continue reading
Found in Topic: Social care
Tagged: Care Needs Assessment | Carer needs assessment | Community Social Worker | Financial Assessment | Self Directed Support
Tagged: Care Needs Assessment | Carer needs assessment | Community Social Worker | Financial Assessment | Self Directed Support
The Care Needs Assessment
The person should have a single shared or care needs assessment in hospital so any services they require can be arranged. If the person has not been offered a needs assessment you should ask for this. If the person is … Continue reading
Found in Topic: The hospital team
Tagged: Care Needs Assessment | Carer needs assessment | Single shared Assessment
Tagged: Care Needs Assessment | Carer needs assessment | Single shared Assessment
Who they are and what they do?
View Text Alternative Medical: Medical history Neurological examination Blood tests Referral for CT or MRI scans Medication. aspirin, warfarin, thrombolysis, statins Detection and treatment of complications- infections,deep vein thrombosis, epileptic seizures Monitoring and reducing risk of further stroke. (secondary prevention) … Continue reading
Found in Topic: The hospital team
Tagged: Activities of daily living | Adaptations | Advocacy | Care Needs Assessment | Carer needs assessment | Cognition | Communication | CT scan | Discharge Planning | Dosette box | Functional Electrical Stimulation | MRI scan | Naso-gastric feed | Orthotist | PEG tube feed | Perception | Sheltered housing | Single shared Assessment | Stroke nurse service | Supported accommodation | Thrombolysis | Transcutanious electrical nerve stimulation | Video fluroscopy
Tagged: Activities of daily living | Adaptations | Advocacy | Care Needs Assessment | Carer needs assessment | Cognition | Communication | CT scan | Discharge Planning | Dosette box | Functional Electrical Stimulation | MRI scan | Naso-gastric feed | Orthotist | PEG tube feed | Perception | Sheltered housing | Single shared Assessment | Stroke nurse service | Supported accommodation | Thrombolysis | Transcutanious electrical nerve stimulation | Video fluroscopy