Individual Circumstances

Individual circumstances means what your clients issues and problems are
that may prevent them from getting the care they need. For example, if an
elderly client needed to go into a care home after developing Alzheimers,
an individual problem they may have would be affording to go into care. This
is a resource barrier.
Everyone has their own individual circumstances that means when they
have to go into any type of care like a nursery, care home, hospital or foster
care, they have to have their individual circumstances taken into account so
that the client gets the care they need, but that it also fits in with the
clients needs. Below is a mind map of different individual circumstances

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Takes the clients preferences into account when they have to stay
Recognises the clients physical limitations e.g. being able to get into
the building due to a disability or illness.
Making sure their stay is more comfortable
Recognises the availability of the clients resources and plans around it

Next you will find some examples of news articles of clients being
empowered when their individual circumstances are taken into account.

Mozzaz Empowering Doctors and

Patients with Better Treatment
Solutions
by Jessica Galang yesterday | News, Technology
Sammy Wahab and Rini Singh know how difficult it can be to manage health care for people with
developmental disabilities.
Singh has a 13-year-old son who is autistic and nonverbal. Visits between different health care
practitioners which include an occupational therapist, a speech language pathologist, special ed
teachers and behavioural therapist proved difficult to keep up with, as different practitioners
would say different things with no context for what other health care providers would say.
All these individuals are providing care and doing their own assessments, and not everyone is on
the same page, Wahab says. Meanwhile, the child is in the middle of all of this care not getting
the help that he needs.
From that experience, Wahab and Singh founded Mozzaz, a health tech startup, and two years
ago started working on TalkingTiles, a cloud-based personalized care app that helps people with
intellectual developmental disabilities manage communication, schedules and learning. It was the
first in the range of health care solutions that Mozzaz is working on today, which targets people
suffering from conditions like ALS, stroke and dementia. TalkingTiles helps people with intellectual
developmental disability disorders communicate with the health care providers.
While they were still in the testing period for TalkingTiles, Wahab cites an example of a young
woman who stayed in a group home and had to use a big binder filled with cutouts, signs and
notes to communicate, which he says can be frustrating.
However, when she started using TalkingTiles, She takes out an Android device, presses a few

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Harrogate care home harnesses power

of storytelling

A Harrogate care home is harnessing the power of storytelling

Student Lucy Lowther, 17, goes to Matalan and All Saints pre-school, Halifax,
while caring for residents.
once a week to experience a day in the life of work.
Harrogate Neighbours Housing Association (HNHA) has enlisted the help of
When I leave school, I want independence. I hope to get paid employment as I
former nurse Carmel Flynn to establish a creative writing discussion group for
get a lot from going out to work - Ive made new friends and getting the bus has
residents at Heath Lodge residential home on Pannal Ash Road.
given me confidence.
By generating discussions based on a specific theme, the residents help Carmel
Ravenscliffe deputy head Julie Crabtree said: Spring Hall will accommodate 57
create ideas, often drawing on their past experiences, which she translates into a
sixth formers and offer in and after school facilities for the community.
piece of poetry. The poems are then presented at workshops.
Like mainstream students, our students need a separate sixth form identity for
According to Carmel, an English graduate who runs The Wellbeing Solution
older students.
offering therapies based around creative writing, dance and music, such groups
be valuable
in a care more
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The more central site can
will allow
us to welcome
the local society into our
school through our Community Volunteer Scheme - where we host a cafe for the
She said: Many residents feel an element of isolation when they move to a care
elderly and plan for students to volunteer in nearby care homes. We also plan to
home, particularly if theyre recovering from illnesses that knocked their
welcome people to our planned aromatherapy suite at Spring Hall.
confidence.
http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/calderdale/we-want-to-be-independentBy encouraging them to open up and share ideas, they regain an awareness of
the importance of their own lives and recognise just how relevant the past still is
today.
HNHA chief executive Sue Cawthray added: Weve certainly noticed a difference
among our residents. There was a certain amount of shyness when the
discussion group first began, but now the room becomes a vibrant hub of
animated
conversation
and
laughter
which
is
fantastic.
http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/calderdale/harrogate-care-home-harnessespower-of-storytelling-1-7152860

If I were Prime Minister: People

with a learning disability would
be considered in all my decisions
I have a learning disability. It means that I might need some extra support. For
example, I need help understanding tasks at work and complicated information.
It doesnt mean Im any less important than someone without a learning
disability. But we have a long way to go before we are recognised and treated as
equal and valued members of society. If I were Prime Minister, I would make it
my mission to bring this change.
I'm one of only 7 per cent of people with a learning disability who have a job. I
have a wife and three children, but it concerns me to think what would happen
to me and my family if I did not have a job.
Sixty-one per cent of disabled people live in poverty, while children of parents
with a learning disability are more likely to be removed and placed in child
protection services than any other group of children. I'm anxious that if I did not
have a job what would happen to me and my family.
It is far too easy for someone with a learning disability to fall into a crisis and
this is the fear that I have to live with. If I ever lost my job I worry whether I
would qualify for enough benefits for my family to be okay, and whether I would
get the right support to find a new job and do well in it.
People like myself and the 5m others who either have a learning disability, or a
loved one with a learning disability, are often on the front line of politicians'
decisions but are not involved in them. This is why I would make sure that
people with a learning disability, their families and carers, were at the top of my
political agenda and involved in every decision I make.
If I was Prime Minister I would make sure everyone with a learning disability
gets good quality healthcare. When I go to hospital, I sometimes find it hard to
understand what Im being told about my own health. But it could be worse.
About 1,200 people with a learning disability die for reasons that could be
avoided in the NHS every year. Therefore I would make sure that all GPs,
doctors and nurses had training on the adjustments they need to make to give
good healthcare to people with a learning disability.
I would also make it a priority to get more people with a learning disability into
work and becoming an active member of their community. I know how