Question

A personal care worker is asked by a client about what she can expect now that she has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. The PCW’s father had died of Parkinson’s so she felt well qualified to tell her all about the disease and what she could expect. She told her each of the stages that her father had gone through. The client seemed very overwhelmed but the PCW was happy that she had been able to explain things clearly for her.

p) Work health and safety is important regardless of the work sector. List three important work health and safety responsibilities of an employee in the aged care sector.

s) What is the legislation you must adhere to in your state or territory in regards to anti-discrimination?

t) Provide three ways in which clients in aged care may experience discriminatioN.

Answer 1

p, Workplace health and safety is important and it protects the wellbeing of employers, clients. it neglects the health and safety risk prosecution and increase the cost of treatment and reduce profitability. Workplace health and safety in aged care in the aged care industry that improves safety for the elders and stops the hazards and risks for elders and employees. Occupational health and safety of an aged care responsibility on employers and employees and safety of other people in the workplace. code of practice OHS covers things like injury management, hazardous, substance care for health, and safety in the workplace. it cooperates with employers for any action comply with OHS act and regulations. It will not intentionally interfere with workplace to safety, health and welfare.
s, Workplace discrimination legislation protect employees from unfair treatment like discrimination to gender, sex, race, disability, mental status, religious and age.
t, Discriminaiton is a person being treated differently as a result of belonging to particular group and character. In aged care unfair treatment on the basis of someone disability when employers refuse to provide particular service, and disability discrimination. institutionalized discrimination is a discriminatory mistreatment of individual by society whether intentionally or unintentionally that cause discrimnaiton.