severely debilitating form of mental dementia. Although some other types of dementia are curable or effectively treatable‚ there is currently no cure for Alzheimer. A general overview of AD including the clinical description‚ diagnosis‚ and progression of symptoms‚ helps one to further understand the treatment and care of patients. Alzheimer’s is a type of dementia that causes problems with memory‚ thinking‚ and behavior. Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia‚ a general term for memory loss
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One of the biological disorders that he indicates in the featured article is Alzheimer’s disease‚ which frequently is the most common procedure of insanity. Hopkins (2007) study found the following: “Alzheimer’s disease‚ the most common form of dementia‚ affects 5.2 million Americans and is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. According to the Alzheimer’s Association‚ by the year 2030
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Personal Development 1. Describe the duties and responsibilities of own role. As a care assistant my duties include giving personal care to residents‚ such as washing‚ dressing‚ toileting and assisting with nutritional needs. It is my responsibility to ensure that company policies and procedures are followed to maintain the best possible care for the residents. 2. Identify standards that influence the way the role is carried out. Care standards act 2000 Health and safety at work
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nai.nih.gov‚ Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia among older people. Dementia is the loss of cognitive functioning such as thinking‚ remembering‚ and reasoning‚ to such an extent that it interferes with a person’s daily life and activities. B. Subpoint: According to www.medicalnewstoday.com‚ Alzheimer’s disease is named after Aloysius Alzheimer. He is credited with identifying the first published case of dementia in 1906‚ which was later identified as Alzheimer’s disease. Transition
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Music has become a huge part of society. There are so many different styles of music and each style speaks to someone a little differently than it does the next person. The use of music as therapy also known as‚ Music Therapy has also started to be a more important part of society as well. Music therapy is a form of emotional‚ psychological‚ and physical treatment using music. “Music therapy is identified by federal law as a service related to special education‚ but no state requires it for educational
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United States‚ and unfortunately growing older has dismal side effects. Dementia and Alzheimer’s affects 1 of 3 seniors and is the 6th leading cause of death in the U.S. Through working with seniors who have Alzheimer’s and dementia‚ I have learned a lot about myself‚ the people‚ and the disease. For Works of Mercy‚ I felt called to work at Autumn Leaves. At this assisted living facility‚ many of the patients have dementia or Alzheimer’s disease so they do not remember short term as well as
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than 5 million Americans are presently afflicted with Alzheimer’s. One American out of every three dies from Alzheimer’s or a related dementia. In 2013‚ more than 15 million caregivers contributed more than 17.5 billion hours of unpaid care‚ which would have cost upwards of 216 billion dollars. Almost 15% of caregivers assisting Alzheimer’s or related dementia patients are doing so via long-distance arrangements. In 2013‚ Alzheimer’s cost America 203 billion dollars; in the year 2050‚ this figure
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treatment. Because many other conditions have similar symptoms‚ these must be ruled out in other for a person to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Some of the other conditions that cause dementia are also neurodegenerative diseases‚ which destroy brain cells over time. The second most common cause of dementia is vascular dementia‚ a neurodegenerative disease caused by decreased blood flow to the brain. This can happen when a blood vessel that brings oxygen to the brain either bursts or is blocked by a blood
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for common old age mistakes. II. This disease has several symptoms A. The main symptom is a progressive loss of memory. B. leads to severe dementia and eventually death Transition: these symptoms don ’t all happen at once‚ they happened in stages III. The disease is classified into four stages. A. They are early dementia‚ early‚ moderate‚ and advanced B The disease is diagnosed by the person ’s behaviors CONCLUSION I. Summary: in conclusion‚ alzheimer ’s disease is a problem
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dealing with the cortex that is part of the brain that helps with the memory‚ behavior‚ and intelligence. Affecting parts of the brain from gathering its creative memories‚ controlling thinking skills and behavior. Mostly known from being the form of dementia that is also called Alzheimer’s disease. Dealing with chronic disease there are pros and cons that deals with the cost of healthcare and also the cost of the beneficial drugs that are known to be helpful. Branching of the economics are benefit‚
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