Understand and enable positive interaction and Communication with individuals who have dementia. 1.1 Losing the ability to communicate can be one of the most frustrating and difficult problems for people with dementia‚ their families and carers. As the illness progresses‚ a person with dementia experiences a gradual lessening of their ability to communicate. They find it more and more difficult to express themselves clearly and to understand what others say. Each person with dementia is unique
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Mandatory Unit Understand and meet the nutritional requirements of individuals with dementia (DEM 302) Outcome 1 1.) Describe how cognitive‚ functional and emotional changes associated with dementia can affect eating‚ drinking and nutrition. Cognitive behaviour is thought processing‚ which is caused by brain damage‚ effecting parts of the brain responsible for memory and how to eat and talk. This means that a person with dementia can forget how important it is to eat and drink‚ which means they
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Understand and meet the nutritional requirements of individuals with dementia. Outcome 1 1) describe how cognitive‚ functional and emotional changes with dementia can affect eating‚ drinking and nutrition. Cognitive behaviour is dysfunctional emotions and behaviours caused by damage in brain affecting part of the brain responsible for memory and all that we learn from birth- how to talk‚ eat etc. This means that person with dementia can forget how important it is to eat and drink. They also
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Unit Title: Enable rights and choices of individuals with dementia whilst minimising risks Unit sector reference: DEM 304 Level: 3 Credit value: 4 Guided learning hours: 26 Unit expiry date: 31/01/2015 Unit accreditation number: A/601/9191 Unit purpose and aim This unit is about developing the learners’ knowledge‚ understanding and skill of enabling the rights and choices of the individual with dementia whilst minimising risks. Learning Outcomes The learner will: 1. Understand key
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Dementia as a Risk Factor for Falls and Fall Injuries Among Nursing Home Residents Carol van Doorn‚ PhD‚* Ann L. Gruber-Baldini‚ PhD‚* Sheryl Zimmerman‚ PhD‚w J. Richard Hebel‚ PhD‚* Cynthia L. Port‚ PhD‚* Mona Baumgarten‚ PhD‚* Charlene C. Quinn‚ PhD‚* George Taler‚ MD‚z Conrad May‚ MD‚§ and Jay Magaziner‚ PhD‚ MSHyg‚* for the Epidemiology of Dementia in Nursing Homes Research Group OBJECTIVES: To compare rates of falling between nursing home residents with and without dementia and to examine
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Strategies for Minimising Disruption Through Inappropriate Behaviour Different behaviours require different levels of intervention‚ it is more effective to manage inappropriate behaviour when it is first noticed or at its lowest level and the type of intervention used should be determined by the intensity‚ frequency and duration of the behaviour displayed. It is important not to try to befriend students or gain their approval as this will make behaviour management very difficult as they will think
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Understand and meet the nutritional requirements of individuals with dementia Outcome 1 Understand the nutritional needs that are unique to individuals with dementia. 1.Cognitive means the affect that dementia has on thinking skills eg memory‚ understanding etc. Functional is about the ability to perform actions such as feeding themselves. Emotional is about how they feel and react eg confusion can cause distress and aggression. As dementia progresses‚ eating and drinking can become
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administration of medication to individuals with dementia using a person centred approach. 1.1 There are many forms of medication used to treat symptoms of dementia such as; Pain Killers Anti anxiety drugs Tranquillisers Anti Psychotic Drugs – used to treat challenging and disruptive behaviour such as aggression or agitation. Anti depressants – it is not uncommon for someone with dementia to become depressed this can sometimes make the memory of a person with dementia worse. 1.2 Painkillers
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Unit 91 Enable Individuals with Behavioural Difficulties to Develop Strategies to Change their Behaviour. 1 (1.1) When working in the care industry whether that is with the elderly‚ mental health or children it becomes apparent that you as an individual become empowered by virtue of being primary care for that specific individual hence being an influential figure in any individual’s life recovery and rehabilitation. Due to this factor we have had many horrific incidents which have involved individuals
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The Right Choice Have you ever thought about saying something inappropriate‚ but you stopped yourself from doing it because you knew you were going to either cause problems or get in trouble? That is a reason why people should not be able to say or write whatever they want. People would constantly get in trouble and harm other people’s feelings or their way of life. People should not be able to say or write whatever they want because it will prevent people from constantly getting in trouble for
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