I wanttobe a caresystembecause I getimmensesatisfactionfromtakingcareofpeople, especiallythosewhoarevulnerable.
Someoftheskillsandqualitiesrequiredtobecome a competentcaresystemincludeanabilitytoidentifytheneedsof a client, beabletoremaincalmandactwithintegrityatalltimes.
I thoroughlyenjoyedtheprocessonalsogettingtospendvaluabletimewithhimbeforehepassed.
Although I didn't.
Although I hadnotcaredforanyonebefore.
I carriedoutsomeresearchbeforehimandmakesure I conducted a riskassessmentforhimtomakesurehewassafeatalltimes.
As a resultoftheriskassessment, I askedtheFireservicetocomearoundtohishomeandfit a newsmokealarm, andtoalsoadviseonfiresafetymatterswhilsthewascooking.
Theyalsohelpedmetocreate a fireescapeplanforhimintheeventof a fire.
Now, oncetheriskassessmentwasinplaceandthendiscussedwithmygrandpawhatlevelofhelpandsupporthefeltheneededonthisworksouttobe a greatapproachbecausehefeltincontroloftheentireprocess.
I foundsomeaspectsoftheprocesschallenging, whichyou'd expect, butbyremainingcarameltimesonalsoreassessingmyplanetperiodically, thecare I providedwas a successon a verymuchenjoyedtheprocessthatgivesyou a bitoffeelingforwhatyoushouldbedoingInthisrole, oneoftheimportantthingsistocarryout a riskassessment, discussedtheneedswiththedeclineorthepatientonAlso, makesureyoureassessyourplanperiodically, butyou'realsomentioningtherethatsomebitsaregoingtobechallenging, andyouunderstandthatbecausetheywillbechallenging.
Butyouarepreparedforit.
Okay, nextquestionofyourcareworkerorcareassistantintoHowwouldyouhandleonupsetorconfusedclientwhowasinyourcarebecausethisisgoingtohappen, andthisis a reallygoodresponsetothisquestion.
Herewego, firstandforemostas a careassistant, youhavetounderstandthatwhen a clientneedshelpwiththeiractivitiesandgeneraldailyliving, itcanbe a verydifficulttransitionforthem.
A commonreassuringdemeanorisabsolutelyvitalinputin a clientateaseyourselftoensureyoucanworksafelyeffectivelyandconductthecorrectriskassessmentatalltimes.
I wouldalsoliaisewithcoworkersoversupportworkersintheclients, friendsandfamilytofindoutasmuchinformationaspossibleabouttheminordertofindwaysofmakingthetransitionmorecomfortableforthem.
I wouldstartoffbyconducting a thoroughriskassessmentbeforespeakingtotheclimbontheirfamilyabouttheircurrentactivities, theirdailylivingneedsontheirfunctionalstatus.
I wouldalwaysensuretheneedsassessmentfocusedonpersoncenteredcare, whilstalsogiven a clientempowermentbygettingtheminvolvedasmuchaspossiblewiththeircareplan.