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In answering the questions, you should, evaluate the importance of teamwork and
supervision within the team – considering who is affected and what might be positive short
and long-term outcomes from the situation. (AC3.1)

Case study
Benjamin has a lifelong history of asthma and now, aged 65, he has other severe lung problems
exacerbated by gaining a lot of weight in middle age. He worked in a local supermarket but two
years ago, Benjamin suffered a stroke leaving a residual dense paralysis of the left side of his
body. After a long period in hospital, he moved into a nursing home where he has been living for
over a year. Benjamin has been married to Jan for 40 years and she visits daily – they have no
other immediate family.
He is not able to care for himself and it takes at least two people to move Benjamin in and out of
bed, shower and dress him, and settle him into his wheelchair each day, before his wife comes to
visit him just before lunch. Recently, the care home has had several periods of severe staff
shortages and his wife has been coming earlier in the day and helping the care assistants move
him, though this is against home policy. The managers and team leaders are not seemingly
aware of Benjamin’s wife being involved in his personal care, which involves moving and
handling. Jan has been asking the care workers about his going home as she is feels Benjamin
is depressed – he has frequent mood swings between being tearful, angry and withdrawn and
that she could manage him. However, the social worker assigned to their case, Dave, has said
Benjamin is not able to go home yet as his wife could not cope with him on her own. The social
worker assigned to Benjamin’s case, Dave, feels that their house is quite old and would need
some major alterations as Benjamin would not be able to manage the stairs. He has suggested
that a full home assessment might be a good idea but the GP, Leanne, who visits the home is
not keen on discharge saying Benjamin is still too overweight and that this is putting him at extra
risk of further health problems as well as making it difficult to help him in and out of bed.
Benjamin is dismissive and angry with the care staff when they suggest he needs to eat more
appropriately as the GP has advised.

SCIENCE
HEALTH SCIENCE
NURSING
BIO 145

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