Diploma Level 3
Task B Your work role
Task D Presentation or report
Prepare a presentation or report on an issue or area of public concern related to the care profession.
PANORAMA: UNDERCOVER - ELDERLY CARE
On Monday 23rd April 2012 at 20.30pm on BBC1, panorama aired the above programme. What pepole watched caused shock throughout the country.
It showed secret filming within Ash Court a 62-bedroom private purpose built care home in Kentish Town owned by Forest Healthcare and managed by Nancy Rasool.
The Story:
In July 2010 Maria Worrell moved into Ash Court after her daughter Jane Worrell found she could no longer care for her at home. Maria Worrell 78 years old had been diagnosed with Alzheimers and had suffered several falls. She had become bed bound and ended up in hospital. Whilst there it was agreed she would need to go into nursing care. Jane Worrell looked at many homes for her mum, but decided on Ash Court as it had been given a 'excellent' rating by the CQC.
Maria had been at the home for around a year when her daughter Jane started to become concerned, Maria had become withdrawn, wasn't sleeping, talking much or feeding herself anymore. Jane also started to notice fingermarks appearing on her mothers upper arms and when carers entered her room she would become distressed and start shouting 'oh god'. Jane spoke to the care staff who told her to stop worrying, your mother is fine'. Jane had previously been told by the homes doctor that the bruising was due to the Asprin that her mother was taking and to let the care staff do there job.
Jane was unable to visit her mother so much for a period of 6 weeks after the birth of Janes baby. When she did visit her mother, she decided to start visiting at different times of the day, she often found her slumped in a chair like a ragdoll, she had stopped feeding herself and when the care staff did feed her they would shove food into her mouth not waiting for her to swallow, she was also being
Task D Presentation or report
Prepare a presentation or report on an issue or area of public concern related to the care profession.
PANORAMA: UNDERCOVER - ELDERLY CARE
On Monday 23rd April 2012 at 20.30pm on BBC1, panorama aired the above programme. What pepole watched caused shock throughout the country.
It showed secret filming within Ash Court a 62-bedroom private purpose built care home in Kentish Town owned by Forest Healthcare and managed by Nancy Rasool.
The Story:
In July 2010 Maria Worrell moved into Ash Court after her daughter Jane Worrell found she could no longer care for her at home. Maria Worrell 78 years old had been diagnosed with Alzheimers and had suffered several falls. She had become bed bound and ended up in hospital. Whilst there it was agreed she would need to go into nursing care. Jane Worrell looked at many homes for her mum, but decided on Ash Court as it had been given a 'excellent' rating by the CQC.
Maria had been at the home for around a year when her daughter Jane started to become concerned, Maria had become withdrawn, wasn't sleeping, talking much or feeding herself anymore. Jane also started to notice fingermarks appearing on her mothers upper arms and when carers entered her room she would become distressed and start shouting 'oh god'. Jane spoke to the care staff who told her to stop worrying, your mother is fine'. Jane had previously been told by the homes doctor that the bruising was due to the Asprin that her mother was taking and to let the care staff do there job.
Jane was unable to visit her mother so much for a period of 6 weeks after the birth of Janes baby. When she did visit her mother, she decided to start visiting at different times of the day, she often found her slumped in a chair like a ragdoll, she had stopped feeding herself and when the care staff did feed her they would shove food into her mouth not waiting for her to swallow, she was also being