QQI Level 5 5N2706: Outline the needs of the older person: Care of the Older Person Assignment & Project, OC, Ireland

PART A – Project (Background Research)

QUESTION 2

Outline the needs of the older person.

(7 Marks, 200 Words or 1 Paragraph)

• Display an awareness of specific conditions affecting
• Outline a general understanding of the needs of an older person living in Ireland today
• Give reference in your answer to the dimensions of wellness and how the dimensions of wellness framework can be used in the care of older people to ensure all their needs are being met
• Select 2 common long term health conditions affecting older people or people in need of care and outline the care needs associated with them

Learning Outcome: 

1. Discuss a range of age related issues to include healthy ageing, global and national demographic trends, the normal physiological and psychological processes of ageing, the social impact of ageing on older people and differing attitudes to ageing and older people.
2. Analyse the roles of the health care assistant in promoting positive attitudes to ageing and of statutory and voluntary agencies in promoting the well being of older people
3. Examine a range of concepts and practices to include preparation for retirement and the ethnic and cultural influences on the older person
4. Summarise the role of the healthcare assistant in providing care for older people
5. Discuss the issues related to an older person living with mental illness, dementia or any chronic illness
6. Discuss the issues related to an older person living with mental illness, dementia or any chronic illness
7. Summarise the range of care settings for older people and the members of the healthcare team available in each care setting
8. Explore a range of specific services that are available for older people to include education, lifelong learning, retirement and workplace and leisure
9. Analyse current approaches towards developing quality in the provision of services for older people and their families to include standards and quality assurance
10. Examine duties in a way that is respectful to the person’s body after death
11. Give assistance in the identification of how health promotion issues can be promoted in care settings for older people and in the provision of therapeutic interventions that will enhance the social interactions and quality of life of the older person