You may encounter some situations where it is appropriate to confirm information or details in a client’s individualised plan with their family and/or aged care support workers. Provide three (3) situations under which you may need to communicate with the client’s family and/or aged care support workers.

You would be expected to work alongside and liaise with many people in your profession as an Aged Care support worker. In order to provide the best possible care for your clients, it is important to understand the roles and responsibilities of different parties. a. In the provided table, for each of the following roles, provide a list of their expected responsibilities.Role ResponsibilitiesAged Care Support workers Person being supported Family members and carers Health professionals Supervisors

It is part of your role and responsibility as an aged care support worker to complete workplace documentation, including progress notes and observations of your clients. Services will have specific requirements around how you are to record your information.Indicate at least six (6) guidelines that must be followed when documenting observations and client information.

What do individual support plans include? Select all that apply.information about the person such as likes and dislikes, physical health, mental health and medication management preferencesspecific support tasks and activities for achieving the client’s own goals and aimswhen, where, how and by whom these will be carried outkey people, including the client, support workers, and significant others that will take responsibility for the strategies

One of your responsibilities as an aged care support worker is to observe your clients for changes and report them to your supervisor. List three (3) observations you might make that you would need to report to your supervisor.

26. It is important that you follow certain procedures when working with other health professionals to implement a treatment plan for an elderly or disabled person (choose all that apply).Options Choose the correct answer/sOffer the client the choice of having a support person accompany them for any appointments or procedures.Select…  Ensure the client or patient is fully informed about what they can expect when they see another health professional and is given the opportunity to ask questions. (Where cognitive decline or intellectual disability is present, you will need to cover this with the person who has power of attorney)Select…  Don’t allow the client to ask any questions, they must wait to talk directly to their doctorSelect…  Ensure that any copies of client notes, test results and referral letters are clearly marked as confidential when sent to another health professional. Do not send originals.Select…  Always obtain consent from the elderly person or person with a disability, or from the person who has authority to give consent for them (usually known as power of attorney).Select…  Assume the client has already been fully informed about what is happening during their next visit to their specialistSelect…