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My work - placement took place in a small residential home in Portrush.
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VOCATIONAL PRACTICE CASE STUDY ASSIGNMENT No. 3 My work - placement took place in a small residential home in Portrush. I began my work - placement on the 10th January 2003 and completed it on the 11th April 2003 with two block weeks included. There were only nine residents; seven women and two men. I spent most of my time with one lady who I will call, Mrs D so I will not breach confidentiality. Mrs .D. is an elderly lady of 74 and has been a resident in my placement for 15 years. She suffers from senile dementia that makes one to one communication quite difficult. This causes her to be confused. Dementia is not a disease, but a label to describe a cluster of symptoms. It is a progressive illness causing Mrs D to become forgetful, muddled, and she has now become completely disorientated and unable to care for herself, hence the...
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