Read the following scenario and then answer the next five questions (Q07-Q11).
Scenario one
You are working for a disability service that provides community support to people in their homes. You will be providing support services to a new client, Mindy. Mindy is 50, with a history of schizophrenia. She has Type 2 diabetes, is obese and has arthritis, in both knees, making mobilising difficult for her. She is able to walk inside her home with the assistance of a frame, but is anxious about falling so for any distance outside of the house she prefers to use a wheelchair that belonged to her father.
When you first make contact with Mindy to let her know that you will be visiting, she becomes agitated and tells you that she is worried about catching the corona virus. After providing her with reassurance, you arrange a visit.
Mindy lives in her deceased parents’ home. On your first visit to Mindy’s house you observe that the home is old and run-down with torn carpets, tattered rugs, old electrical appliances and electrical cords running along the floor. The home does not have any smoke alarms or fire safety equipment installed. The walkways are cluttered with numerous objects. Flooring is uneven, and there are steps at the back door leading to the garden.
Mindy has difficulty maintaining the kitchen, with rubbish, food containers and dirty dishes and cutlery stacking up. When you suggest that you will support Mindy to clean the space, she becomes agitated and insists that no one will take her home away because it is untidy. She yells at you to leave and threatens violence if you suggest cleaning again.
Q 07. Referring to ‘Scenario One’, identify and describe five hazards that Mindy’s situation presents.
