Debbie Shirton-Taylor

Debbie Shirton-Taylor As a carer it is always vital that Mrs Jones should be treated with respect and dignity, she has a right to decide what to wear and indeed, when shown a selection of clothes she chooses the dress she wants for going to church. Clearly she still...

Laura Burton

Laura Burton I understand that the care assistant thinks she is doing best by Mrs Jones by trying to tell her she has to put her pearls and synthetic wig on because she is aware that this has always been Mrs Jone’s routine and the image she has always held. For the...

Ibtisam Jeraj

Ibtisam Jeraj Dignity can be defined as, a state or quality of being worthy of honour or respect from others or from one-self (Oxford Dictionary 2021). I will therefore discuss dignity using this definition. Within this scenario there are a few things that we can look...

Anonymous

Anonymous In years to come, the family won’t care what Mrs Jones’ looked like on the day of her grandson’s christening, but that she was able to attend. Pack the wig in a bag in case she changes her mind, call her daughter and prepare her for Mrs Jones’s...

Cerys Perrin

Cerys Perrin From a carers perspective it is detrimental that we recognise patient’s wishes, values and needs with respect. Therefore, when a patient like Mrs Jones declines an item that relates to what she values most (her appearance). We must question as carers as...

Katie Farley

Katie Farley There is an unspoken judgement from Sarah and the reader, that Mrs Jones has the capacity and is entitled to make the ‘less significant’ decisions, such as the dress she wants to wear and shade of lipstick, for herself. I believe Sarah would agree that...