My role as a monitor for OK-AIM is to observe the individual. Make sure they are in a safe environment. If their clothes are clean, dry and in good repair. Hair and nails clean, skin is healthy and no body odor. My responsibilities are to make sure the daily choices for people with severe disabilities will need to be structured in such a way that they can indicate preferences.
To pick out food they want they can indicate by pointing or whatever communication method they can use. To make sure they are participating in the household routine. This can be accomplished by doing whatever part of tasks they can. Even if its just being present in the room this can be a way to participate and feel part of the home. I am responsible to ask questions that can be answered with yes or no. Make sure they are happy, safe and comfortable. I am responsible to be respectful of the individual at all times, and remember they are a person first before their disability.
Case Summary ( 2 pages):
Individual: Cathleen “Cathy” Nequette
Age: 58
Hobbies/Interests: T.V., Art/drawing/painting, crafts, math
Communication: Verbal
Vocational: employed- works at a Plant Nursery
Family Involvement: Regular
Medical Issues: Yes, heat intolerance, seizures
Types of medication: yes
Adaptive equipment: yes- cane
Behavioral issues: none
• Cathy lives in a Daily Living Supported (DLS) home with 3 other disabled people. 2 staff members live there as well. She has a mild physical/mental disability. Its not too severe but enough that she can’t live alone.
• Cathy has to get around with a cane. She decorated the cane with duct tape. She loves to do arts and crafts. She didn’t want to use the cane at first and fought the home for a year because she was too stubborn to use it. One time she even threw the cane away in the garbage. She has finally agreed to use the cane and decorated it to her liking.
• Cathy is very smart and likes to read Nancy Drew books and the encyclopedia. Once she reads something she remembers it.
• Cathy is very nice and she likes to get lots of attention. She has a seizure disorder and if she is not getting enough attention from the staff she pretends to have a seizure.
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