Anti-discrimination practice in a residential care home
Purpose of the report
In this report, I will be describing how the residential care home actively promotes anti-
discriminatory practice. I will describe how person centred care, ethical principles and personal
beliefs and values helps to promote anti-discriminatory practice. I will then go on to explain
what difficulties may be experienced when trying to implement these anti-discriminatory
practices and lastly, I will make suggestions as to how one could possibly overcome these
issues.
Methods of promoting anti-discriminatory practice (P5)
The residential home uses many different methods in order to actively promote anti-
discriminatory practice. Firstly, the home uses a person centred care approach in order to
promote anti-discriminatory practice. Person centred approach is when the care of a service
user is focused around them and their individuality, and what their past, present and future
wishes are for the care they receive. Person centred care thus helps to promote anti-
discriminatory practice because if the entire focus is on the service user and their needs and
wishes, there will be no room for discrimination towards service users’ within the residential
home. This is because all of the members of staff are focusing on how to ensure the service
users are having a positive experience in the home, and are being treated with respect and
dignity, as the main aim is to ensure they are happy and content at all times (The Health
Foundation Inspiring Improvement, 2016)
The residential care home also uses ethical principles in order to promote anti-discriminatory
practice. Ethical principles include beneficence (i.e. to do well), non-maleficence (i.e. to do no
harm), fairness and justice. One type of discrimination includes racial discrimination and
sexual discrimination. However, as the residential home is using ethical principles and they
are being incorporated into our daily service provision, it means that all of our residents’ are
being treated fairly and are not being discriminated against on the base of their race, religion,
gender, sexuality or weight, for example.
Focusing on personal beliefs and values and incorporating them into our daily work routine
also helps to promote anti-discriminatory practice. Everybody has different personal beliefs
and values that they hold dear to them, and by respecting residents’ beliefs and values, we
leave no room for judging and discriminating them on the grounds of what things they believe
in and what values they hold. For example, there are residents’ in the home who are part of
many different cultures and religions, holding different beliefs and values which are all
important to them, so we ensure that we make them important to us too, to ensure our service
users’ are always happy, and never made to feel awkward or otherwise discriminated against
because of their personal beliefs and values.
Difficulties in implementing anti discriminatory practice (M3)
Like discussed, there are several practices that can help to promote anti-discriminatory
practice; however there are also some difficulties that can be experienced when one is
implementing these anti-discrimination practices.
Firstly, the health and social care organisation might have limited funding which doesn’t allow
the management to do all that they want to do. For example, using the person centred care
approach may be difficult for the health or social care organisation if there is an imbalance in
the staff to service user ratio, and the members of staff don’t have enough time to personalise
Purpose of the report
In this report, I will be describing how the residential care home actively promotes anti-
discriminatory practice. I will describe how person centred care, ethical principles and personal
beliefs and values helps to promote anti-discriminatory practice. I will then go on to explain
what difficulties may be experienced when trying to implement these anti-discriminatory
practices and lastly, I will make suggestions as to how one could possibly overcome these
issues.
Methods of promoting anti-discriminatory practice (P5)
The residential home uses many different methods in order to actively promote anti-
discriminatory practice. Firstly, the home uses a person centred care approach in order to
promote anti-discriminatory practice. Person centred approach is when the care of a service
user is focused around them and their individuality, and what their past, present and future
wishes are for the care they receive. Person centred care thus helps to promote anti-
discriminatory practice because if the entire focus is on the service user and their needs and
wishes, there will be no room for discrimination towards service users’ within the residential
home. This is because all of the members of staff are focusing on how to ensure the service
users are having a positive experience in the home, and are being treated with respect and
dignity, as the main aim is to ensure they are happy and content at all times (The Health
Foundation Inspiring Improvement, 2016)
The residential care home also uses ethical principles in order to promote anti-discriminatory
practice. Ethical principles include beneficence (i.e. to do well), non-maleficence (i.e. to do no
harm), fairness and justice. One type of discrimination includes racial discrimination and
sexual discrimination. However, as the residential home is using ethical principles and they
are being incorporated into our daily service provision, it means that all of our residents’ are
being treated fairly and are not being discriminated against on the base of their race, religion,
gender, sexuality or weight, for example.
Focusing on personal beliefs and values and incorporating them into our daily work routine
also helps to promote anti-discriminatory practice. Everybody has different personal beliefs
and values that they hold dear to them, and by respecting residents’ beliefs and values, we
leave no room for judging and discriminating them on the grounds of what things they believe
in and what values they hold. For example, there are residents’ in the home who are part of
many different cultures and religions, holding different beliefs and values which are all
important to them, so we ensure that we make them important to us too, to ensure our service
users’ are always happy, and never made to feel awkward or otherwise discriminated against
because of their personal beliefs and values.
Difficulties in implementing anti discriminatory practice (M3)
Like discussed, there are several practices that can help to promote anti-discriminatory
practice; however there are also some difficulties that can be experienced when one is
implementing these anti-discrimination practices.
Firstly, the health and social care organisation might have limited funding which doesn’t allow
the management to do all that they want to do. For example, using the person centred care
approach may be difficult for the health or social care organisation if there is an imbalance in
the staff to service user ratio, and the members of staff don’t have enough time to personalise
