Hello everyone,
As I mentioned previously over the Christmas break I interview a couple of students that go to LIT and study Social Care, I interview one student that is in 1st year at the moment, one student is in the third year and two students that are currently in their final year.
It was very important for me to understand and see their perspective on Elderly care, I asked them 10 questions regarding homes, procedures, regulations, mental health. All of them had pretty much the same answers. I will now share what I learned from these interviews with the students.
So basically there are a lot of policies and procedures in working with elderly people. About the type of care, social carers provide. About being advocates for them while also allowing them so they like their best lives. There is a lot of regulations around confidentially. Depending on if it is public or private. The public would normally work for the HSE and Hiqua who provide a nonprofit way. Private would be nursing homes and stuff that work for a profit.
With working with the elderly their specif needs would be around personal care, washing and dressing them. Helping them to go toilet or if they need to change their pads if they are at that stage of development. Some need to be feed and need basic care needs.
Communication is very important, working with the elderly that need basic care it can be easy to forget that they are older and they lived a life and they have their own opinions because now they depend on you. It's so important to value the elderly and their opinion. It is very important to talk to them and ensure them of what you're doing like for an example showing them. Taking to them and tell them that they are being cleaned and what you're doing is so important for them. Asking them what they want to do rather than you telling them. You are in their homes supporting them, you're not there to control them.
There are always difficulties working with someone that needs care. You're invading their privacy and some people are ok with that, and some are proud so it's hard for them to let you in.
Checking in on them and building a relationship with them will help give them better care.
Working with people/elderly with mental health issues is challenging. Many people don't understand it and don't know how to support them and care and that you care.
Working with the elderly is so hard because you need to give them, their dignity while providing care or any type of support.
This is what I learned from the interviews with 4 Social Care students here in LIT, I am very grateful and thankful for them taking the time off their busy college lives to help me to learn and understand better in this difficult field.
As I mentioned previously over the Christmas break I interview a couple of students that go to LIT and study Social Care, I interview one student that is in 1st year at the moment, one student is in the third year and two students that are currently in their final year.
It was very important for me to understand and see their perspective on Elderly care, I asked them 10 questions regarding homes, procedures, regulations, mental health. All of them had pretty much the same answers. I will now share what I learned from these interviews with the students.
So basically there are a lot of policies and procedures in working with elderly people. About the type of care, social carers provide. About being advocates for them while also allowing them so they like their best lives. There is a lot of regulations around confidentially. Depending on if it is public or private. The public would normally work for the HSE and Hiqua who provide a nonprofit way. Private would be nursing homes and stuff that work for a profit.
With working with the elderly their specif needs would be around personal care, washing and dressing them. Helping them to go toilet or if they need to change their pads if they are at that stage of development. Some need to be feed and need basic care needs.
Communication is very important, working with the elderly that need basic care it can be easy to forget that they are older and they lived a life and they have their own opinions because now they depend on you. It's so important to value the elderly and their opinion. It is very important to talk to them and ensure them of what you're doing like for an example showing them. Taking to them and tell them that they are being cleaned and what you're doing is so important for them. Asking them what they want to do rather than you telling them. You are in their homes supporting them, you're not there to control them.
There are always difficulties working with someone that needs care. You're invading their privacy and some people are ok with that, and some are proud so it's hard for them to let you in.
Checking in on them and building a relationship with them will help give them better care.
Working with people/elderly with mental health issues is challenging. Many people don't understand it and don't know how to support them and care and that you care.
Working with the elderly is so hard because you need to give them, their dignity while providing care or any type of support.
This is what I learned from the interviews with 4 Social Care students here in LIT, I am very grateful and thankful for them taking the time off their busy college lives to help me to learn and understand better in this difficult field.
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