ASS058-3 Care of Older People

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10/09/2021

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01/10/2021

Unit title & code	ASS058-3 Care of Older People
Assignment number and title	One – Individual report
Assignment type	WR-I
Weighting of assignment	100%
Size or length of assessment	2,000 words
Unit learning outcomes	On completion of this unit, you should be able to: 1. Demonstrate the knowledge and understanding of health and social care challenges of an ageing society and relevant policy. 2. Demonstrate the skills and abilities associated with critically analysis of the research evidence and the assessment of the impact of health and social care reforms on user experience.

What am I required to do in this assignment?

There is one assessment on the unit. The assessment takes a form of an individual report (2,000 words).

Task:

Students are expected to discuss developments in long-term care policy in the country of student’s choice, identify major issues and challenges related to the long-term care provision and make suggestions for improvement based on their findings.

· In order to answer the question, you are required to:

– Choose a country

– Choose either community care or residential care

– Discuss developments in long-term care policy in the country

– Identify challenges related to the provision of the type of care chosen

– Make suggestions for improvement (suggestions to overcome the challenges)

· You must use a minimum of 8 academic sources (i.e. peer-reviewed journal articles). You are encouraged to carry out wider reading.

· Ensure that you include your in-text references. In all cases, in-text citations must match up with what appears in your reference list. Every in-text citation should correspond to a reference on the list at the end (and vice versa).

· You must use the Harvard referencing system. The latest University Referencing Guidelines are available at the following link: https://lrweb.beds.ac.uk/a-guide-to-referencing

· No more than 5-10% of your work should be in the form of quotes.

· You must write in your own words. You are reminded that plagiarism of any type will be penalised and result in a fail.

What do I need to do to pass? (Threshold Expectations from UIF)

In order to pass the assessment, you will need to:

· Identify key health and social care challenges of an ageing society in a country of the student’s choice.

· Explore the development of health and social care policy in a country of the student’s choice and study how they addressed the challenges.

· Critically evaluate recent health and social care reforms in a country of the student’s choice and make suggestions for improvement.

How do I produce high quality work that merits a good grade?

Please complete this section

How does this assignment relate to what we are doing in scheduled sessions?

The aim of this assignment is to produce a report based on a critical understanding of key health and social care reforms and key challenges surrounding the long-term care provision in individual countries, making use of the skills relating to critical policy analysis and evaluation.

Teaching for this unit is designed to help you gain an understanding of the key assignment requirements. There are lectures on the long-term care provision around the world, covering the health and social care provision in different countries. The case of the UK is also explored in detail. Assignment guidelines are also covered in teaching sessions.

You are expected to choose a country and the type of care you would like to focus on and explore relevant care policy and current issues relating to the chosen type of care provision in the country. You are advised to seek advice from the unit coordinator regarding the structure of your report.

How will my assignment be marked?

Your assignment will be marked according to the threshold expectations and the criteria on the following page.

You can use them to evaluate your own work and consider your grade before you submit.

	3^rd Class – 40-49%	Lower 2^nd – 50-59%	Upper 2^nd – 60-69%	1^st Class – 70%+
1. Discussion of policy developments in the chosen country	There is only a brief discussion of policy or the student did not focus on one type of care as required (the focus must be on either community care or residential care). The work demonstrates poor understanding of the care system.	The student’s work demonstrates some understanding of policy but developments in policy are not fully explored. The student only focuses on current policy or on the historical context relating to the chosen type of care provision.	The student’s work demonstrates some good understanding of policy developments in relation to the chosen type of care but some information or details included in the work is inaccurate.	There is comprehensive discussion of developments of policy regarding the chosen type of care. The student’s work demonstrates excellent understanding of both the historical context and current policy reforms.
2. Identification of challenges and issues	The student clearly attempted to identify challenges and issues relating to the provision of the chosen type of care but the ones identified are not based on accurate information or not related to the chosen type of care.	The student identified some issues and challenges relating to the provision of chosen type of care but demonstrates only particle understanding of the issues/challenges identified.	The student identified some important issues relating to the provision of chosen type of care and demonstrates some good understanding of them. Some issues and challenges identified might not be supported properly by appropriate research evidence.	The student identified key systemic challenges and issues relating to the provision of chosen type of care and demonstrates excellent understanding of the issues and challenges identified.
3. Suggestions for improvement	The suggestions made by the student are not appropriate or the discussion of the suggestions is too short.	The student’s suggestions are not directly addressing the issues or suggestions for some of the challenges and issues identified are missing.	The student made some good suggestions for the issues and challenges identified. Some of the suggestions made may not be practical solutions to the issues and challenges identified.	The student made appropriate, detailed suggestions for improvement that clearly address the issues and challenges identified.
4. Referencing and the use of appropriate academic sources	5 or more relevant academic sources are used. There are a number of referencing mistakes, although a clear attempt has been made to reference the sources according to the Harvard style.	6 or more relevant academic sources and other credible sources are used (in total, over 8 sources are used). There are some referencing mistakes but the sources are referenced according to the Harvard style both in the reference list and the text of the work.	7 or more relevant academic sources are used (in total, over 8 sources are used). The student made a good attempt to reference the sources according to the Harvard style but there are occasional referencing mistakes.	8 or more relevant academic sources are used and the sources are referenced according to the Harvard style both in the reference list and the text of the work.
5. Grammar, spelling, written expression	Expression is often unclear and meanings may not be satisfactorily communicated. There are regular errors of grammar, spelling and punctuation that should have been addressed by this stage.	The student’s writing is generally comprehensible. There are some grammatical and spelling errors and poor choice of words and phrasing.	The work is largely written in clear and effective English, however there may be poor choices of words and phrasing and some uncorrected errors.	The work is both highly literate and articulate; the student communicates her/his ideas effectively. Sentences are clear, accurate and expressive. There are very few grammatical or spelling errors.

ASS058-3 Care of Older People