The care quality commission act is responsible for monitoring, inspect and regulate
health and social care services. They then publish what they find which includes
ratings to help people choose their care or their relatives care. The care quality
commission safeguards vulnerable people as it protects them through inspecting
health and social care settings to ensure that it is suitable for health and social care
to take place. In comparison, the health and safety at work Act doesn’t directly
safeguard vulnerable people as well as it safeguards the staff that work in the health
and social care setting. Although this act doesn’t directly safeguard vulnerable
people it does safeguard them by ensuring the staff are fit and proper to work in a
health and social care setting. They do this by insuring they are working in healthy
and safe environment with no risk to their health. All staff must have proper training
to ensure they are full trained to work in the setting and know how to work there
without causing harm to themselves or others. Staff are also provided with personal
protective equipment (PPE) to ensure they are safe when working with hazardous
chemicals etc. Staff must also always carry out risk assessments, so they are aware
of potential hazards. Both legislations ensure the safety of the individuals at the care
home. The care quality commission Act ensures that all health and social care
settings are a safe environment so that service users are not put at risk of harm and
abuse. If this legislation wasn't in place it could mean that service users and their
families would be oblivious to the condition of the care setting. By care settings being
regulated and inspected it means that health and social care settings stay up to
standards. This is important for the Firs Residence as it means that all of the
residents and their families know the standard of that care home as it is posted by
the care quality commission. The health and safety at work Act also safeguards but
in a different way. This act ensures that all staff are safe to work around the
residents and that the staff are always safe by providing PPE such as gloves and
carry out risk assessments to ensure safety. This keeps vulnerable people safe as it
ensures the safety of the staff and means they have the proper training to know what
acts are safe to carry out therefore keeping the service users safe.
The Care Quality Commission Act protects from accidents as staff are trained to
ensure they know the proper care and how to do acts at work that require specific
training such as lifting a service user. All professionals must have proper training to
ensure they are capable of working in a health and social care environment. This
means they must have appropriate qualifications. Continue at home
Food Storage
Food storage is important as it means that the food is kept fresh. Hygiene is
particularly important in Firs Residence as the residents are elderly and vulnerable.
The residents are more vulnerable to disease as they may have other diseases and
therefore a lowered immune system. Fridges must be set between 3 and 5 degrees
to ensure the food is safe to eat and no nutrients will be lost. A freezer should be –18
degrees or lower although there are no regulations for the temperature of freezers,
however, the temperature of the freezer should be checked to ensure there Is no
build-up of ice that is stopping the door shut properly and therefore contaminating
the food. Food that has been reheated cannot be refrozen and must be thrown away,
so it is important that professionals know the preferred portion sizes of the service
users to avoid as much wastage. Food prepared by relatives or friends must be
thrown away and treated as though it has already been frozen unless told otherwise.
Keeping the fridge and freezer doors shut is important as if they were left open it
, would mean the fridge or freezer is not operating at the correct temperature and
therefore contaminating the food.
Medication
Medication must be stored in the appropriate conditions, for example some
medications must be stored in the fridge. All medications must be locked away from
service users. This ensures safety, especially in the Firs Residence as if any
individual that wasn’t supposed to have the medication would be able to access it
and due to the residents in Firs Residence been elderly some may suffer from issues
such as dementia and could get confused and take the medication. All professionals
must register what medications are being taken, when they were taken and who took
them so they know how many tablets should be there and it also must be reported if
someone refuses to take the medication. All medications must be stored in a room
big enough so that they can be organised properly and avoids the tablets been
mixed up and also so professionals don’t get confused when using the medication. It
is important that all tablets are stored in the appropriate conditions as the outside of
tablets can be sensitive to temperature and could possibly melt in warm conditions
for example.
Responding to accidents and illness, including basic first aid
One of the procedures that is put in place is using an accident book. This means that
all accidents that happen must be reported and also all the details of the individual
and how the incident happened. There must also always be a first aider in a
workplace. This means that anyone who suffers from an accident
Responsibilities of employers What does this mean – briefly What does the employer need
bullet point in own words and to do and how often should
add examples that link to your they do it
setting
Including health and safety The employer should always This needs to be done
management ensure their employees and everyday
other people such as the
service user and the service
users families are safe and
they are protected from
anything that may cause harm.
For example, floors should
always be clean to ensure the
individuals don’t slip and hurt
themselves or wet floor signs
should be there.
Risk assessment, The employer should look for This needs to be done
risks in the setting. For everyday
example they must know
when it is safe life a service
user and when it isn’t to
prevent injury.
Providing relevant equipment The employer should provide They should provide the right
all equipment needed to carry equipment. New equipment
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