Standard 10 of the Care Certificate.
Provides guidance answers for all health and social care employees.
These are the answers your assessor would expect to see.
These were completed and passed in Jan 2021
Complete the boxes below to
explain the term safeguarding Explain: to explain something you will
adults and also to explain your need to provide a clear account of your
own role and responsibilities in understanding including details like why
safeguarding adults. and how.
Safeguarding adults means… My own role and responsibilities are…
The way in which carers are expected to •To provide support and resources to
work with and protect clients with care and vulnerable adults with complex needs.
support needs and how they should be •Ensure the health and wellbeing of
protected from abuse, harm or neglect. individuals whilst in the community
Safeguarding balances out the right to be •Work to approved safeguarding practices
safe with the right to make informed including policies and procedures,
choices. legislative and regulatory - Including the
It means making sure people are supported code of conduct for health care workers.
to get good access to health care and stay •Working in a person-centred way that
well. It is wrong if vulnerable people are not promotes an individual’s dignity and rights.
treated by professionals with the same •Allow individuals to manage risk and to
respect as other individuals. take control of their own lives whilst
remaining safe.
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, Activity 10.1c & g
Complete the table below to
make a list of the ten main List: this term means to identify the main
types of abuse and their points which can be written as bullet points.
indicators (signs).
Type of abuse Possible indicators
Physical abuse: An individuals body being Broken bones, bruises, unexplained hair
hurt or injured. loss, bites, borns or scalds.
Neglect: A failure to meet the basic needs Malnutrition, dehydration, bedsores, dirty
of an individual - eating, drinking etc. clothing and bedding, misdosage of
medication.
Sexual abuse: Is when an individual is Pain and bruises to intimate parts of the
involved in sexual activity they do not body, blood stained underwear, STDs,
consent to or do not understand, pregnancy, unexplained stains to bedding.
Emotional: Psychologial abuse resulting in Anxiety, lack of confidence, low self
a person feeling unloved, worthless and esteem, lack of sleep.
uncared for
Financial abuse: Taking a persons funds or Bills not being paid, a loss of assesst, high
belongings withut their permission unexplained expenditure, not having food
or clothing.
Institutional abuse focuses on the needs of Rigid routines, poor care, lack of staff, lack
the staff or organisation. of training, lack of support.
Discriminatory = being treated differently Poor service, verbal abuse, exclusion,
because of characteristics details in the assumptions, stereotyping.
equality act 2010
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