Dealing with Dementia in the Elderly Danaya Gilchrist Touro College of Applied Studies General Survey of Mental Health (GHU 140) Professor Wyatt April 29th‚ 2014 Abstract Dementia is a scary disease for the elderly to deal with it. It changes their lives and who they are. Dementia affects the daily living activities of people who are dealing with it; a person who is living with dementia can no longer do anything for themselves or live their lives the way that they want to. Family members
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world peace farther and farther away‚ the ones that in the end‚ will make us feel as if we had a chance to do something more‚ yet didn’t because we were always told to see things the way others told us to. And for what? Because the woman who made her choice‚ forgot that there was harsh consequences to dumb mistakes. This is the face of this Country. The fact that we make stupid decisions only to fall into a deeper hole‚ and then realise what we did wasn’t the best thing we could have done. Taking life
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Clinical History Comprehensive: Nursing Home‚ dementia‚ diarrhea DOB: 3-17-13 March 14‚ 1995 ANNUAL H&P DICTATION – Completed/Dictated 3-9-95 CODE STATUS: DNR/DNI This resident is an 81-year-old gentleman who is pleasant and cooperative but not a good historian due to his dementia. Chief complaint: Resident has been having diarrhea according to his records for the past week‚ since the 24th of February. He has been having two to three large loose brown stools per day primarily
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CU1688: Support Positive Risk Taking for Individuals. 1. Understand the importance of risk taking in everyday life 1.1 Explain ways in which risk is an integral part of everyday life. Without a certain amount of risk taking nothing could be achieved‚ this is because even the food that we consume on a daily basis could have a negative impact on our lives. The opposite side to this are the benefits that come from taking little risks every day‚ these may include how we get to work in the morning‚ what
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How to make a right choice in a restaurant To begin with‚ I would like to tell that making the right choice is very important in our life. I mean not only in a restaurant but also in life. We always need to make a choice‚ what to wear?‚ what to eat?‚ when get up? What study…But let’s talk about our choice in a restaurant. Every time when we come to the café or restaurant we need to choose. But sometimes we are disappointed because don’t understand or don’t know how to make right decision. So‚ hare
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it was my responsibility to administer medication to our services users. In preparation for this‚ I gathered all the equipment I required: cups of water‚ spoons‚ galley pots and latex gloves for preventing cross contamination whilst administering medication. I then obtained the medication cabinet key‚ which had been secured. I washed my hands thoroughly including thumbs and fingernails. I ensured that the area where medication is administered was clear and free from noise‚ people and distraction
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Task A Fact sheet 1A) A definition of the term dementia. Dementia is a progressive disease of the brain where the brain is damaged which is terminal ‚ depending on which part of the brain is affected is to what type of dementia it is ‚ examples are Alzheimer’s ‚ Picks ‚ vascular and Parkinson’s disease ‚ these conditions can affect every aspects of the person’s life ‚ affecting short term memory ‚ mobility ‚ sight and how thoughts are processed ‚ and how the person views the world themselves
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Dementia awareness 1.1 The term ‘dementia’ is used to describe a number of symptoms including memory loss‚ problems communicating and reasoning. It also affects a person’s ability to perform every day activities such as washing‚ dressing‚ cooking and generally caring for themselves. 1.2 The key functions that are affect by dementia include: * Frontal lobe- This part of the brain is responsible for problem solving‚ making decisions‚ controlling behaviour and emotions * Temporal
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long-term effects of the programs. Finally‚ the following areas should be kept: training of the direct care workers‚ follow up of direct care workers‚ and acquiring the sample from four facilities. The research article mentions the umbrella term of Dementia‚ more specifically focusing on the residents with moderate
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Outcome 1 1: The term ’dementia’ describes a set of symptoms which include loss of memory‚ mood changes‚ and problems with communication and reasoning. These symptoms occur when the brain is damaged by certain diseases‚ including Alzheimer’s disease and damage caused by a series of small strokes. Dementia is progressive‚ which means the symptoms will gradually get worse. How fast dementia progresses will depend on the individual person and what type of dementia they have. Each person is unique
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