As my service user is concered about his weight, he rufused to eat the rest of his sandwich. i was trying to get him to eat the ham or piece of bread but still refused. I said that it would be good for him and he needs to eat food.

I think what i did well was trying to persuade him to eat more but he was refusing, what i could do better is to make him something else or try more harder to get him to eat a little bit more.

 I brought the ham sandwich over to my service user, i gave my service user a chance to cut the sandwich himself but as he hasnt use of his right arm it was hard for him to cut and hold the plate, i offered to hold the plate whist he cutted the sandwich but he wanted me to cut it for him.

what i could do better was maybe help him hold the knife and support him cutting the sandwich. what i did good was trying to empower him and gave him a choice of what he wants to do, if he wanted to cut the sandwich or he wanted me to cutted.

 In this photo you can see that i am putting on some ham as my service user has choosen a ham sandwich, i empowered my service user by giving him a choice of different foods such as ham sandwich, cheese sandwich, toast, cearel and chocolate spread sandwich.

what i could have done better was to get my service user to at least try and make the sandwich himself instead of just saying no because he broke his arm. 

I think what i need to improve on is to try and persuade my service user have a go at making a sandwich and taking it to the table. 

 In this picture i just finished having a conversaion of what my service user wants to have for a snack and if he would like to make it himeself.

What i could have done was to take the bread , ham and the choppin board to my service user so that they can have a try at making it themselves.

I had to help my service user have a snack. He was a 25 Year old man with a broken arm and concerned about his weight.

I asked my service user how he was and what he did today. I asked if he wanted a snack there were various choices such as toast, cearel, sandwiches. I also asked if he would like a drink with his snack and i gave him a choice of orange or apple juice, tea, coffee. My service user wanted a ham sandwich and orange, I empowered him by asking if he would like to try and make his sandwich himself, he didnt want to try, i tried to persuade him to make it but he didnt want to.

As my service user was eating i asked if it was ok for him and if he wanted anything else. He was telling me that he was gutted he couldnt be playing with his football mates as he was watching them on the t.v. I boosted his confidence about it by talking about other things that he might like to do before dinner. He had half a sandwich and he refused to eat the rest. I asked if he could eat a little bit more or just have the ham, he kept on saying no.

After he had finished his snack i asked if he would want to take his plate and cup to the bin as i want to empower my service user instead of doing everything for him. He didnt want to do it because he had a broken arm.

My service user evaluated me and thought of 3 things good about me they were:

• Very encouraging
• Gave choices
• Good conversations.

My service user thinks i need to improve is:

• make the sandwich quicker

As you can see Emma is on crutches, i had to help get through the door and sat down at the dining table. The way i did it was i had my hand just by her elbow so that if she looses her balance i would be there to help her.

As i got in the room i helped her slowly get into the chair by pulling it out for her. I empowered her by letting her sit down then me holding her and lowing her down.

i think i did well at this because i empowered her alot and supported her when she needed help. I think what i could improve on is to make more conversation   

1)      Does your care worker have patience with you?

            Yes      No    Maybe

2)      Does your career help you when needed?

             Yes     No    Maybe

3)      Is your carer punctual for when you have an appointment

               Yes    No  

4)      Can you trust your carer wit confidential problems?

            Yes    No    Sometimes

5)      If they don’t know how to deal with the situation themselves do they ask you if they can ask other carers to help?

6)      Is your carer a good listener and gives you good advice?

                         Yes    No   Maybe  

7)      How does your carer give you a choice of dress?

8)      Out of 1-10 how much do you like your carer

           1                  5                  10

  Least like         Not too           Most like

                           bothered

9)      How trustworthy/untrustworthy is your carer? 

10)      How organized is your carer?

In this questionnaire i have made it easy for young, elderly or disabled to answer these questions as i haven’t used complex words that may confuse them. i did a range of open n closed questions, the reason i did this was so that you could see what the service user thought of the carer and how the service user is treated, if so is it in the right way. 

My service user is a 25year old man, who has broken his arm and is concerned about his weight. The menu i would offer is:

Drinks

Orange/apple Juice

water

tea

The food menu would be:

Beans on toast

soup with bread

Jacket potatoe with salad

Ham and salad sandwich

rice and sweetcorn

i have looked at different lunches for my service user and his condition. Also i have done a range of foods so that the service user has a choice of more options.