Unit 40- P3
Explaining how legislations and frameworks relate to dementia
Legislations and How it relates to Dementia
Frameworks
Human Rights Act 1998 The Human Rights Act 1998 is a set of fundamental
rights and freedoms that individuals within the UK
have access to. These rights include; freedom from
torture and inhuman or degrading treatment and
protection from discrimination. Freedom from
degrading relates to dementia because people who
suffer from dementia often get degraded by people
who are supposed to be caring for them, as they
tend to be unaware that what is happening to them
is a breach of their human rights, and is not okay.
A type of degradation would be the individual being
transferred from the bath/shower to their bedroom
with no clothing/towels round them. Even if the
individual is unaware of what is happening, and
cannot complain, this is degrading. Discrimination
is the unfair treatment of someone because they
are a certain way (e.g. a certain gender, race,
disability). This human right relates to dementia
because people may treat dementia sufferers’
unfairly simply because they have dementia, and
can take advantage of this.
(www.equalityhumanrights.com). This act relates to
dementia because people who are suffering from
dementia may be being treated in a degrading way.
If so, the perpetrators would be breaching their
human rights and could be taken to court. This
legislation gives dementia patients a sense of
security to know that if they were to be degradingly
treated, they have this legislation on their side. To
add, people suffering with dementia often do not
realise when their human rights are being
breached, so if a family member for example picks
up on what is happening (e.g. this could be a
domiciliary carer degrading them), they could take
action on behalf of the individual being victimised.
Explaining how legislations and frameworks relate to dementia
Legislations and How it relates to Dementia
Frameworks
Human Rights Act 1998 The Human Rights Act 1998 is a set of fundamental
rights and freedoms that individuals within the UK
have access to. These rights include; freedom from
torture and inhuman or degrading treatment and
protection from discrimination. Freedom from
degrading relates to dementia because people who
suffer from dementia often get degraded by people
who are supposed to be caring for them, as they
tend to be unaware that what is happening to them
is a breach of their human rights, and is not okay.
A type of degradation would be the individual being
transferred from the bath/shower to their bedroom
with no clothing/towels round them. Even if the
individual is unaware of what is happening, and
cannot complain, this is degrading. Discrimination
is the unfair treatment of someone because they
are a certain way (e.g. a certain gender, race,
disability). This human right relates to dementia
because people may treat dementia sufferers’
unfairly simply because they have dementia, and
can take advantage of this.
(www.equalityhumanrights.com). This act relates to
dementia because people who are suffering from
dementia may be being treated in a degrading way.
If so, the perpetrators would be breaching their
human rights and could be taken to court. This
legislation gives dementia patients a sense of
security to know that if they were to be degradingly
treated, they have this legislation on their side. To
add, people suffering with dementia often do not
realise when their human rights are being
breached, so if a family member for example picks
up on what is happening (e.g. this could be a
domiciliary carer degrading them), they could take
action on behalf of the individual being victimised.
