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Are you confident about caring for an older relative or understand what care support they need? Being responsible for another adult's wellbeing, can be a daunting task but it does not need to be. Looking After An Older Person provides lots of information and guides you to provide the best care and support for your relative.
Looking After An Older Person also provides insight into the experience of ageing and encourages the reader to observe care from the older person's perspective. It recognises the value in working with an individual who needs care and empowering them to speak up and say what they want and feel, at this stage of their life.
As pensioners enter the care system, whether in hospital or in a community setting, people's attitude towards them changes. They become classified as being vulnerable and in need of protection, when in fact they need to be respected and listened to.
With experience as a Registered Nurse and Manager of an Outstanding care home, the author provides advice and helpful suggestions, to encourage sensitive conversations with older relatives and encourages one to think about their own life journey and be open with their own family.
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As a registered nurse the author has cared for individuals at their most vulnerable and understands the complexity of navigating the health and social care system, within the United Kingdom. In her role as a registered care home manager, she has successfully achieved Outstanding ratings by the Care Quality Commission, the regulating body for all adult health and social care provision. She encourages individuals to become empowered and speak up for what they want and do not want, whilst promoting independence, choice and rights. She has always been an advocate for raising the profile of social care and challenging perceptions of people in the latter stages of life. After gaining a degree in Health and Social Care at the royal College of Nursing, Debbie has continued studying and is currently in her final year of a Master's Degree in Healthcare Leadership. As Chair of the Registered Manager's Network in Buckinghamshire, she maintains a pivotal role in supporting social care managers, to influence and promote social care and is a member of the Social Care and Social Worker Faculty in Buckinghamshire.
