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Provide students the opportunity for
active participation during discussion,
self activity for independent study for
current trends, issues, concerns, and
problems in Caregiving. And to further
enhance the learning experiences and
appreciation of caring for a patient.

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At the end of the module:
1. Have analyze the definition of
Caregiving/Caregiver
2. Have identified the Basic and Key
concepts of Caregiving.
3. Gain awareness of trends, issues,
and changes in Caregiving.
4. Increase in knowledge in the legal
aspect of Caregiving.

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CONTENTS:
CONTENTS:

A.
A.Introduction
Introductionto
toCaregiving
Caregiving
--Definition
Definitionof
ofcaregiving/caregiver
caregiving/caregiver
--Types
Typesof
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caregiver
--Roles
Rolesof
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caregiver
--Characteristics
Characteristicsof
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caregiver

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B. Basic and Key Concepts in Caregiving
- Customer
- Case manager
- Role
- Protocol
- Customer satisfaction
- Age competent
- Job description

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C. Caregiving in the new way of life History
and Culture of:

- Canada

- Japan

- United Kingdom

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D. Legal aspects of Caregiving

- Rights of Patient

- Knowing Contract , Work Permit

- Agency of the government

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E. Legal issues in Caregiving

- Power of attorney

- Durable power of attorney

- Living Will

- Living trust

- Will

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F. Basic needs of human

- Basic and Key Concepts in Caregiving

- Discussion on the Quality of Life

- What is balance?

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G. Challenging behavior of patients (in all
ages)
- How to develop balance image of quality of
life?
- Discussion on Vulnerabilities and
Possibilities.
- Dealing with patients challenging
behaviours
- Importance of human relations (patient and
caregiver)

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H. Who CARES For caregivers?
- What is Employment Standard’s Act (ESA)?
Purpose of ESA.
- Discussion on different types of Caregivers.
- What rules does the Act have about the
Caregivers?
- Rules on minimum wage, rest days or off
duty, overtime pay, vacation leave?
- What Information must an employer give a
Caregiver?

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 I will show you a short video about caregiving.

 Please try to analyze what were being shown in

the video.

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 Caregiver - is a worker qualified to provide
personal care independently or with minimal
supervision to children, elderly or disabled
persons at either clients at home or at an
institution.
 What is now your idea of Caregiving?
 Give your individual answers.

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 Caregiving-

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 Identify ten (10) tasks of a Caregiver:

 Checking and Discussion

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 Basic Educational and Training Requirements
of Caregiver
- At least second year college education
- 2 year diploma course
- Completion of Training course in Caregiving
- BLS
- Housekeeping
- Cookery or Baking

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 What now are the Skills and Competencies of
Caregiving?
 Identify at least ten (10)

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 Discussion about quality of life?
 What are the eight (8) values in the quality of
life? Discuss each.
- Bodily integrity
- feeling safe
- feeling safe worth
- having a life structure
- a sense of belongingness
- social participation
- meaningful daily activities
- inner contentment
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 Activity 2: Draw the diagram of Basic Needs
of Man.

 Discussion of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs:

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 How will you connect the Quality of Life with
the Basic Needs of Man?

 Discussion:

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What is body balance?
- focus on improving functional core strength,
enhancing joint mobility, and creating a sense
of well-being and calm.
Example: exercise, eating healthy foods

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 Vulnerabilities- are circumstances that make it
more difficult to realize your dreams.

 Possibilities- are the circumstances that you

will use to fulfill your dreams.

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 Make a table for your own vulnerability and
possibility.

Vulnerabilities Possibilities
Internal - -
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External - -
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 Question: As a health care provider, how will
you deal with challenging behaviours of your
clients?

 Challenging behaviour- a way for the person

to establish his own quality of life and to
realize his personal longings.
example: attention seeker

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1. Planning for Incapacity
2. Legal documents for Caregivers
3. Power of Attorney
4. Durable Power of Attorney
5. Living will
6. Living trust
7. Will
8. Contract
1. Contract law
2. Breach of contract

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 Planning for Incapacity
 Asa caregiver, you should begin making legal
preparations soon after your love ones/client has
been diagnosed with serious illness and other
long tern illnesses may have the capacity to
manage their own legal and financial affairs. This
transition is never easy. However, advance
planning allows people with a long term disease
and their families to make decisions together for
what may come.

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 Legal documents for Caregivers
 Clearly written legal documents that outline your
loved ones wishes and decisions are essential for
caregivers. These documents can authorize
another person to make healthcare and financial
decisions, including plans for long term care.
 If the person being cared for has the legal
capacity – the level of mental functioning
necessary to participate in legal planning.

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 Power of Attorney
 This document gives a person an opportunity to
authorize an agent (usually a trusted member of
the family or friend) to make legal decisions
when he or she is no longer competent.
 It is important for the caregiver to be very
familiar with the terms of power of attorney
because they spell out what authority the
caregiver does and does not have. They must
have multiple copies of the document.

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 Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care
 Known as health care proxy. This document
appoints an agent to make all decisions regarding
health care, including choices regarding health
care providers, medical treatment and in later
stages of the disease or end of life decisions.
 This power only goes into effect once the
principal is an able to make decisions for himself
and is activated by the principals attending
physician.

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 Living Will
A living will allows a person to state in advance
what kind of medical care he or she desires to
receive and what life-support procedures he or
she would like to withhold. This document is use
when a person becomes terminally ill and unable
to make if a person becomes terminally ill and
unable to make his wishes known or if he
becomes permanently unconscious.

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 Living trust
 This document enables a person (called
gurrantor or trustor) to create a trust and
appoint a trustee to create to carefully invest
and manage trust assets once the grantor is no
longer able to manage finances. A person can
appoint another individual or a financial
institution to be the trustee.

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 Will
 Is a document created by an individual that
names an executor(the person who will manage
the state) and beneficiaries (those who will
received the state at the time of person’s death.

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 Contract
 Is a legally binding exchange of promises or
agreement between parties that that the law
will enforce.

Contract Law
 Is based on the Latin phrase pacta sunt servanda
(pacts must be kept).

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 Breach of Contract
 Isrecognized by the law and remedies can be
provided. It is an act of breaking the terms set
out in a contract.

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 Rules, regulations and compliance measures
for employers and employees in Ontario,
Canada workplaces.
 Is the Law that contains Ontario’s basic rule
about working and employing people. Both
workers and employers have right and
responsible under the Act.

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 Live in caregivers employed directly by
householders, not by a business or an
agency.

 Live in caregivers are hired to work in or

around a private home. They do such things
as housekeeping, as well as helping to care
for children and elderly.

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 List down the types of Caregivers

 Discuss what are the differences between the

types of Caregivers.

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 Full time- means working more than 24 hours
in a week.
 Part time- means working means working 24
hours or less in a week
 Live in- means living in the same home
where the domestic work is done.
 Live out- means living away from home
where the work is done.

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 Nannies- are domestic workers who have
special training in child care or they may have
experience that is the same as special
training. (tutor, governess)
 Babysitters- they take care of children but
they don’t have special training like a nanny.
 Companions- provide company for and
attend to the needs of aged, infirm of ill
members of the household
 Domestic workers- perform household
service for the house holder.

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 Ensure that employees received at least basic
standards of compensation and condition of
employment
 To promote fair treatment
 Encourage open communication
 To contribute in assisting employees to meet
work and family responsibilities .

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 Full time caregivers who lived in qualified
nannies, full time or part time who live in, and
full time sitters who live in are entitled to:

- Equal pay for equal work - Pregnancy leave

- Paid public holiday - Overtime
- Parental leave - Vacation
- Regular payment of wages -Termination notice
- Minimum wage - Free rest periods
- Work details in writing

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 Qualified nannies full time or part time who
live out are entitled to:

- Equal pay for equal work - Pregnancy leave

- Paid public holiday - Overtime
- Parental leave - Vacation
- Regular payment of wages -Termination notice
- Work details in writing - Minimum wage

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 Full time caregivers- who lived out are entitled
to:

- Equal pay for equal work - Pregnancy leave

- Paid public holiday - Overtime
- Parental leave - Vacation
- Regular payment of wages - Termination notice
- Work details in writing - Minimum wage

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 Part time caregivers who live with/out are
entitled to:

- Equal pay for equal work - Pregnancy leave

- Parental leave - Minimum wage
- Regular payment of wages -Termination notice

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 Part time sitters- who line in or live out, full
time sitters who live out, part time Caregivers
who live in companions, full time or part time
who live in or live out are entitled to:

- Equal pay for equal work - Pregnancy leave

- Parental leave - Minimum wage
- Regular payment of wages - Termination notice

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 Give your understanding on the following:
 Minimum wage
 Room and board
 Overtime pay
 Vacation

 Paid public holidays

 Time off/free periods
 Paid time off
 Extra pay

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 Regular hours of work in a work day
 The time each work day starts and finishes
 The hourly rate of pay
 List of work duties
 When wages will be paid (date or time period)
 Statement of earnings (payslip) for each pay
period

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 What kind of information must employers
keep?

 Identify answers and discussion.

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 All employers in Ontario, Canada including
anyone who employs domestic workers, must
keep a written records about each person
they hire.
 Records were kept for a period of:
2 years
 5 years

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 The employees name and address
 Number of hours work each day and each week
 The employees wage rate and gross pay, before any
deductions are made
 The employees net pay
 The reason for each deduction and the amount
 Documents and information regarding pregnancy
leave & parental leave
 The employees date of birth if the employee is under
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 Any leaving allowance or payment made to the
employee

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 The date each worker began employment
 The name and address of each worker
 Wage and vacation pay records
 Record for each pay period

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