1. Unit 2 P1

2. Things to include:
Start with an introduction about the different types of care available for the elderly:
Residential, day care, nursing care, domiciliary care
Explain that you work in residential care.
Give a short explanation of key terms to be used in your article, giving short examples of where these may occur in the residential home
Equality, equity, diversity, rights, opportunity, difference, overt discrimination, covert discrimination, stereotyping, labelling, prejudice, disadvantage, beliefs, values, vulnerability, abuse, empowerment, independence, interdependence, racism, sexism, homophobia
Give some information about why having a diverse workforce and residents in your home are beneficial:
Social/cultural e.g. the arts, diet, education, language, cultural enrichment, tolerance, social cohesion
Economic e.g. employment, expertise

3. Things to include:
Go on to say how in your home there is active promotion of equality and individual rights:
Principles of the care value base
Putting the patient/service user at the heart of service provision, e.g. providing active support, promoting individuals’ rights, choices and wellbeing, anti-discriminatory practice, empowering patients/service users
Dealing with tensions and contradictions
Staff development and training
Practical implications of confidentiality, e.g. recording, reporting, storing and sharing of information
Finish by saying why individual rights are important and how your protect them in your home:
the right to be respected, treated equally and not discriminated against, treated as an individual, treated in a dignified way, allowed privacy, protected from danger and harm, allowed access to information about themselves, be able to communicate using their preferred methods of communication and language, cared for in a way that meets their needs, takes account of their choices and protects them