Alcoholic dementia is a silent epidemic‚ it’s cause is excessive drinking. This type of dementia goes undiagnosed and confused with other types of dementia. Alcoholic dementia is a lack of vitamin B1 and is detrimental to one’s health‚ especially in the aging population. Alcohol induced dementia is treatable and possibly reversible; even so‚ it is avoidable if drinking in moderation. Dementia is a loss of mental ability severe enough to interfere with everyday life (Alzheimer’s Association. N.D.)
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of Life and Dementia Care . Credit Value : 2 This unit must be assessed in accordance with Skills for Care and Development’s QCF Assessment Principles. Learning Outcome 1 : Understand considerations for individuals with dementia at end of life Assessment Criteria 1.1. Outline in what ways dementia can be a terminal illness Dementia is brain atrophy. It’s a degenerative disease‚ which is progressive‚ and for the time being‚ incurable condition. Dementia is a terminal
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Dementia Dementia is the loss of cognitive functioning. This includes thinking‚ remembering and reasoning. Memory loss is usually accompanied by at least one of the following symptoms: impaired movement‚ difficulty with language and the inability to plan and initiate appropriate social behavior. Dementia ranges in severity from mild problems in functioning to the most severe stage of complete dependence. There are several types of dementia. The most common form of dementia
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Chapter Fifteen: Respectful Interaction: Working with Children and Adolescents This week’s experience in the clinic motivated me to reflect on the young adolescent issues experiencing health problems. People tend not to think about these problems much because most of the young adolescents have a good health unless there is some pre-existing condition‚ systemic or inherited disease. The authors also reiterate that “Adolescence was often viewed as a relatively healthy time in person’s life” (293).
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Description of event Today in placement I was asked if I would be able to assist Mrs X with personal care and dressing. Mrs X has advanced dementia and takes a lot of prompting to do simple tasks on her own‚ such as washing her face. Mrs X is fully mobile and needs a lot of support to hold her concentration on particular tasks or she is more likely to be distracted and wander off. Being aware of Mrs X’s needs I agreed that I am more than confident to assist her. I knocked on Mrs X’s door before
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the main depiction behind Alzheimer’s Disease. This form of dementia is successful in slowly and painfully turning someone from active into a broken subconscious. A terrifying monster‚ Alzheimer’s Disease has signs and symptoms that can act as a warning for the affected – which includes the individual and their loved ones. Dementia is expected to increase significantly within the next twenty years and affect over eighty million individuals by the year 2040‚ according to Habermann‚ Cooper and Katona
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Technology and Communication Paper Toska Reed Interpersonal Communication/CJA304 University of Phoenix Online Prof. Eileen Carlin April 15‚ 2015 Introduction This paper will explain how technology affects the communication capabilities of specialized databases in the criminal justice system. It will provide the definition‚ history of these specialized databases and provide the comparison of three different specialized databases‚ which are: Automatic Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS)
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Dementia Awareness Outcome 4- Understand factors relating to and individual’s experience of dementia Mrs A- Dementia with lewy bodies Mrs A is 65 years of age and has Dementia with Lewy Bodies. Most mornings she wakes up in pain and requires a lot of support with her personal care now as she is unsteady on her feet. She requires a rota-stand for standing and transfers and at times struggles to keep her eyes open and concentrate. Mrs A is aware of her dementia and seems low in herself at moments
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The Role of Communication and Interpersonal Interaction in Health and Social Care Effective communication is the sending of information through verbal or non-verbal means that has not broken down at any of the key points of communication. The key points of communication are as follows: 1. Information is sent 2. Information is received through one or more of the five senses 3. Information is interpreted and understood 4. Information is returned 5. Information is received 6. Information is interpreted
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Unit HSC 3029 Support Individuals with Specific Communication Needs. 1.1. Explain the importance of meeting an individual’s communication’s needs. Communication is an essential part of all relationships‚ and as a support worker‚ the ability to communicate well with the service users is a basic requirement for doing my job. Every individual has the right to communicate and as a support worker‚ I have a moral obligation as well as adhering to the standards‚ codes of practice‚ guidelines‚ morals and
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