Pro's and cons of different care settings

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Name 3 pro's of staying at home (domiciliary carers)
Comfort because their own home, feel more independent/empowered, cheaper for both the state (taking the burden off the state)
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Provide 4 cons of staying at home (domiciliary carers)
Not got 24/7 specialist care, the burden on family and friends, postcode lottery (domiciliary care may not be available in that area), disengaged from society
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Provide 3 pro's of residential care
24/7 care with experts, safer option for many, company of other social re-engagement
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Provide 4 con's of residential care
cost (£1000 a week), loss of independence, feeling disempowered, trust staff? trained? monitoed?
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Provide 2 positives of a Psychiatric hospitals
24/7 care, safer option
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provide 3 con's of a psychiatric hospital
Institutionalized, disempowered (makes decisions for you), depressing
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provide 4 positives of hospice care
24/7 specialist care, pain management respite for the family, 24hr access to the family, bereavement support for the family
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Name 4 cons of hospice care
May prefer to be at home, not always beds available at the nearest hospital so the family may be far away, maybe a sad place espically for children, understaffing so needs not met
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Provide 4 cons of staying at home (domiciliary carers)

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Not got 24/7 specialist care, the burden on family and friends, postcode lottery (domiciliary care may not be available in that area), disengaged from society

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Provide 3 pro's of residential care

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Provide 4 con's of residential care

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Card 5

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Provide 2 positives of a Psychiatric hospitals

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