Causes of Falls in People with Dementia People with Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia tend to be at high risk of falling. They are more than three times likely to fracture their hip when they fall‚ which leads to surgery and immobility. The death rate for those with Alzheimers is also increased. Therefore‚ fall prevention for people with dementia is critical. One of the ways to reduce the amount of falls for those with Alzheimers is to find out why they fall. If we can find out why people
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suffering from dementia. This is where the loss of thinking‚ memory‚ and reasoning skills are taking place‚ and a person is significantly impaired to carry out their daily tasks. Symptoms include the inability to remember information‚ asking the same questions over and over again‚ becoming lost or confused in familiar places‚ being unable to follow directions‚ or neglecting personal safety‚ hygiene‚ or nutrition (National Institute on Aging‚ 2009). Some types of dementia include; vascular dementia which is
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Diagnosing Dementia Did you ever think how does the doctor diagnose dementia? Or how does the doctor decide that the person suffers from dementia or not? Previously the doctors thought that there is no specific test can make them decide if the patient has dementia or not‚ but nowadays they discoverd a specific diagnose and they classify it into two types. Diagnosis components is an information about the patient and his family and friends. The purpose of a diagnosis is to eradicate any other possible
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Chapter One 1.1 What is Dementia? Dementia is a broad term used to describe a various amount of diseases that are associated with the decline in the mental state. One of the most common forms of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease. It is the main culprit for almost half the cases of dementia seen in patients (O’ Shea‚ 2007). Other common forms of dementia include vascular dementia‚ mixed dementia and Lewy body dementia. The more uncommon forms of dementia include picks disease‚ Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
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everything in an instance. Like Lear in Shakespeare’s he was blinded by dementia which caused him to make irrational decisions‚ when Gloucester lost his sight‚ he managed to see the truth which was right before his eyes all these while. Blindness can be a gift of darkness‚ it allows you to settle down and focus only on your own thoughts. It helps heighten your senses and enables you to probe deeper than just the surface meaning. Dementia can be said as a form of blindness. It causes King Lear to be blind
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Dementia One member in my family was greatly affected by Alzheimer’s disease along with dementia later on. My great grandmother‚ Alberta Klaska ended up forming Alzheimer’s then formed Irreversible Dementia. I was able to interview her granddaughter‚ my mother‚ Debbie Weidman. Because of my mother’s nursing background my family would constantly look to my mother for guidance on how to handle Alberta. My family members have constantly contacted my mother to ask questions determining
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The Effects of Alzheimer’s and Dementia on the Brain My friend and her family are currently through a trying time now. Her grandfather does not know who she is; He is combative and confused‚ it hurts them to see him like this‚ he is not himself. Her father does not recognize his own father (Davis). This is Dementia. It does not only affect the patient‚ it affects the people around him. The question is how does Dementia and Alzheimer’s affect the brain? In 1999 the number of 4 million with Alzheimer’s
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DEM 308 Understand the role of communication and interactions with individuals who have dementia 1. Understand that individuals with dementia may communicate in different ways 1.1 Explain how individuals with dementia may communicate through their behaviour The way a person is behaving is usually a good indicator of what they are trying to communicate‚ especially if they have difficulty expressing their feelings with words. Body language will also provide clues. People wish to be heard
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Because of the vivid imagery and poetic prose‚ Stoner kept me riveted. Though made to read it‚ John William’s use of grammar "spread out from itself" and truly " supporting human thought" and experience‚ however fictional (27). The language and style mimicked that of Stoner’s era‚ transporting the reader to his time; the plot mimicked that of Gabriel Marquez‚ depicting a life in a rather non-spectacular way‚ and by that‚ making it spectacular. The two create a dynamic effect‚ making the novel unique
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Dementia Notes The term ’dementia’ is used to describe the symptoms that occur when the brain is affected by specific diseases and conditions. Symptoms of dementia include loss of memory‚ confusion and problems with speech and understanding. When a person with dementia finds that their mental abilities are declining‚ they often feel vulnerable and in need of reassurance and support. The people closest to them - including their carers‚ friends and family - need to do everything they can to help
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