Reference no: EM133583642
Questions:
1. Explain the codes of practice used in home and community services and how they impact the provision of service
2. What are six (6) ways support workers can set limits with clients, their family and friends, to ensure appropriate engagement in the home environment?
3. What are the recommended times for testing and cleaning smoke alarms?
4. Briefly describe the legislative requirements for smoke alarms?
5. Describe how duty of care should be applied for the provision of home and community services.
6.How would you apply dignity of risk in home and community services setting?
7. How would you apply dignity of risk in home and community services setting?
8. Name the legislative instrument a worker must adhere to in maintaining the confidentiality of a person with support needs.
9. List the practice standards you must follow in the provision of home and community services.
10. What are your responsibilities and limitations when looking after someone in home and community services setting?
11. A) Name some of the relevant organisation policies and procedures which you must adhere to while providing care service in a home and community setting.
11.B) How can you access these policies & procedures?
12. What are the main WHS considerations when working at people's home?
13. What are the risks when working in home and community services?
14. List five (5) strategies for support workers can use to increase their safety when working alone?
15. List six (6) ways support workers can facilitate the use of the equipment and aids used in the client's home?
16. What are five (5) strategies for support workers to use that promotes and ensures the client has an effective security system?
17. List at least five (5) home modifications that can minimise risk to a person's living environment?
18. Briefly describe the Home and Community Care (HACC) Program and its purpose?
19. Describe the services that are covered and not covered by the Home and Community Care.
20. What are six (6) services provided to older people by the Department of Veteran's Affairs (DVA)?
21. Who are eligible to receive benefits from the Department of Veteran's Affairs?
22. Briefly describe the Aged Care Directions program in Community Care and its purpose?
23. What are the two (2) definitions of consumer-directed care as defined by the Home Care Package Guidelines?
24. Provide some examples of person-centred practice applied in HACC.
25. Explain how consumer directed-care is provided in home and community care
26. Give some examples of empowerment when providing support to people at home
27. How do you disempower people when providing care? Give some examples of it.
28. Provide some examples of negligence when providing care.
29. Give three indicators for the following types of abuse:
A. Physical
B. Sexual
C. Psychological
D. Emotional
E. Financial
30. What should you do if you identify signs of abuse on your clients?