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Case study questions
Case study (questions 1-7)
Lenny recently moved into a 96-bed aged care home in the town he has lived in for the past 20 years. The home is a non-profit organisation run by one of the main church groups. Lenny has Parkinson's disease and is happy that he is still able to move around the home in his wheelchair, mostly unassisted. After Lenny settles in, the lifestyle coordinator meets him to develop a lifestyle plan. The coordinator finds out that Lenny is a practising Buddhist and has enjoyed a long relationship with the local Buddhist community.
The coordinator gives Lenny an outline of the aged care home's programs that are run throughout the week. She invites Lenny to join in as she can organise a worker to help Lenny to get to the various rooms where the activities/programs are held. A few of the programs centre on the chaplain's programs. Lenny explains that he isn't interested in attending those activities and asks what activities are in place for Buddhists. The coordinator says Lenny is only one of three residents who follows a Buddhist faith and given the organisation was initiated by the church, they don't offer anything other than the programs that are currently run. Lenny tells the coordinator that he would like his information to remain private.
The next day, Lenny is having lunch in the dining room when a personal care assistant asks him to come to the church program, explaining it isn't a religious service but more a discussion group. The worker then states that she knows Lenny isn't religious, but she thinks he may enjoy the activity. Lenny feels embarrassed as others in the dining room overhear the conversation. He leaves the table and decides to have his evening meal in his room that night.
CS Question 1 Does the service have a legal responsibility to develop an individualised plan? If yes, why? If no - why not?
CS Question 2 What organisational policies and procedures have been breached and how?
CS Question 3 Has there been a breach of duty of care towards Lenny?
CS Question 4 What are Lenny's human rights regarding this situation?
CS Question 5 Have staff supported Lenny's rights? If yes, how? If not, why not?
CS Question 6 What strategies need to be in place to guide staff in relation to cultural diversity issues? Give two (2) examples.
CS Question 7 What mechanisms within the aged care sector are open to Lenny in regard to having his issues addressed?
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Case study (questions 8-12)
David is a worker with a local support service. He supports Geoff who has muscular dystrophy and is non-ambulant. David supports him with his personal hygiene and most of his daily living activities. Part of Geoff's support plan includes going to the local footy once a fortnight. However, this weekend the grand final is being held at the main football ground in town.
When Geoff and David get to the football ground, David sees a few of his mates sitting up in the stand. They wave David up to sit with them. David asks Geoff if he would mind if he sat with his friends. Geoff says he is happy to sit on the side as he is not able to get up to where David's friends are sitting. The footy game is great but later that night Geoff becomes angry that David left him on his own to watch the game. He decides that he is going to sue David for breach of duty of care.
CS Question 8
In your own words, write a brief definition of ‘duty of care'.
CS Question 9
Did David breach his duty of care to Geoff? If yes, how? If not, why not?
CS Question 10
Were there any risks or potential risks to Geoff? If yes, what were they? If no, why not?
CS Question 11
Has Geoff been abused or neglected? If yes, in what way? If no, why not?
CS Question 12
Is this occasion a reportable incident? If yes, why? If not, why not?
Case study (questions 13-16)
Cherrie has Down syndrome and also experiences episodes of mental health issues associated with having schizophrenia. Cherrie lives in her own unit, which has a small courtyard. She receives support with her daily living activities.
When the worker attends one morning, she finds Cherrie very upset, saying men in a helicopter came down close to the clothes line and stole all her underwear. She then states that a burglar has stolen her money from her little tool box (where she keeps her weekly spending cash and her bank book). Cherrie says she wants help to go to the police. The worker checks Cherrie's medication and notes that she hasn't taken her medication for 20 hours.
CS Question 13 What steps should the worker take to ensure a positive and respectful relationship with Cherrie is maintained?
CS Question 14 After checking Cherrie's little toolbox, the worker finds that there is no money in it. What steps should the worker take to follow up Cherrie's claim of being robbed?
CS Question 15 What could the worker do to support Cherrie to become more empowered in this situation?
CS Question 16 What are some assumptions about the situation and how might these influence a person's view of what has occurred?
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Case study (questions 17-20)
Adele has enjoyed an active life, playing golf and basketball through most of her adult years. She is now 68 years old and has received a diagnosis and sudden onset of osteoarthritis, resulting in her becoming unable to ambulate without support.
CS Question 17 How can you help Adele recognise changes regarding her ability to participate in activities because of the arthritis, versus changes associated with the usual ageing process?
CS Question 18 Given Adele has had an active sporting life, what types of activities could you support Adele to participate in?
CS Question 19 What aids and appliances could Adele use to support her to remain in independent living for as long as possible?
CS Question 20 Adele's sister arrives with an electrical foot massager, saying she believes it will help Adele's circulation and ease her arthritic pain. What suggestion/s will you give Adele around the use of the foot massager?
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Case study (questions 21-25)
Edith, 72, and Phoebe, 68, share a unit. Edith receives support because of a degenerative disease that limits her physical abilities. She is still able to ambulate using a walking frame. The support worker arrives to assist Edith out of bed in line with her care plan - daily showering and dressing. The worker discovers Edith and Phoebe together in bed. The worker is religious and views same-sex relationships as a moral sin.
Edith and Phoebe have also talked about wanting assistance to go to a women's dance on Saturday night.
CS Question 21 What should the worker do when they find the two women in bed together?
CS Question 22 How can the worker empower Edith and her partner to attend the dance?
CS Question 23 What processes or enablers will need to be put in place to ensure Edith is supported when attending the dance?
CS Question 24 In your own words, give a brief description of consumer directed care (CDC).
CS Question 25 How can you ensure you are providing services according to what Edith's preferences are?