Care of people with disabilities
at home
"People with some type of disability face several integration obstacles, but these depend on the law and society. Even so, they can participate actively and productively in life"
What is it to be a person with a disability?
lPeople with disabilities have
some type of deficiency that does not allow them to carry out activities in a normal way like any other person.
The disabling condition can be
temporary or permanent
, since it can be given for various physical, mental, intellectual or sensory reasons.
Disabilities are divided into 3 types:
- Physics: Limitation, deformation or absence of any extremity (upper or lower) or of the spine. Arthritis and muscular dystrophy are a clear example
- Mental, intellectual or psychiatric
- : The person suffers neurological alterations and brain disorders. Depression, Alzheimer's, Autism, Parkinson's, Schizophrenia, etc. can lead the patient to a situation of disability as the symptoms of the disease evolve
- Sensory
- : Blindness, reduced vision, deafness, speech difficulties...
- Social and contextual causes: Isolated accidents. Wars and armed conflicts
- Health causes
- : Disability is caused by diseases, nutritional deficiency...
- Environmental causes
- : Environmental pollution problems, contact with toxic products or others lead to an increased risk of suffering from a disabling disease.
- Others
- .
- Mobility
- Communication and social interactions
- Daily and household tasks
- Learning and application of knowledge
- Self-care
- Difficulties in accessing the world of work
There are several
risk factors
that can cause the disabling condition:
The disability condition limits and affects the person's life in several ways.
The most affected factors are
:
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How to respect the disabled
People with some type of disability face several integration obstacles, but these depend on the law and society.
Even so, they can participate actively and productively in life.
In order to eliminate these obstacles and respect disabled people, we must know the laws that support them and the rights determined by the UN.
The Law on Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities and the UN Convention on Rights establish:
- Right to life
- Right to equality and non-discrimination
- Right to inclusion and freedom
- Education rights
- Right to accessibility and free movement
- Right to health
- Right to recreation and tourism
- Right to work activities
- Speak directly to the person not to your caregiver or guardian
- Establishes
- direct eye contact
- with her and start a real conversation
- Let him/her be the one to set the tone
- pace of conversation
- Don't be afraid to do
- questions
- Don't express pity or talk to him as if he were a child.
- Don't use offensive terms
- and avoid derogatory phrases or names such as handicapped, disabled, retarded, crazy, deformed, clumsy, mute, dwarf...
- Don't try to help without asking first., offer your help and give them the opportunity to accept or reject it. Try to make the person feel as autonomous possible
- don't show
- rejection or tolerance
- . Don't feel either
- pity or compassion
- Adapt the home
- to the person's needs and eliminates dangerous obstacles
- Hire a caregiver
- to help you with daily tasks and accompany you in doing your day-to-day activities
- Do not pet or play with a guide dog
- , since his work is very important and you can easily mislead him
- Do not use disability services if you do not have a disability
- , since someone who really needs it may arrive
- Do not lean on or play with the wheelchair
- of a person with reduced mobility
How to have a conversation with disabled people
How to help the disabled
There are certain behaviors that can offend a person with a disability. For this reason, it is very important to learn the appropriate way to behave:
Depending on the person's disability, we will take more or less measures when communicating with them.
. Interacting with a blind person is not the same as interacting with someone who is deaf.
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The care necessary for the daily life of an elderly or dependent person
Caregivers and Disability
At Tu Ángel we want to give your elder the opportunity to remain at home with the support they need.. We have the best professional and trustworthy caregivers to give you peace of mind that your loved one is left in the best hands.
Your Angel's Caretakers are
experts in the care of dependent people. They know all the techniques to facilitate the patient's daily life and improve their quality of life.. As far as possible, they will try to preserve the person's autonomy as much as possible and keep them physically and mentally active.
Caregivers They will supervise you and help you with day-to-day tasks such as grooming, feeding and medication. In addition, they will check that you do not suffer any falls and that you do not lack anything.
Having a caregiver at home will help you with your well-being and you will be able to have time for yourself and your tasks.
We will take care of managing all the hiring procedures, payroll and we will cover the caregiver's sick leave or vacation.
In Your Angel
we love taking care of great people
. For this reason, we work every day to offer you
the best quality in home care
. Our goal is to make your daily life and that of your elders much easier.
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