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    Case study #6

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    have presentations similar to dementia. Identify Two. • Alzheimer’s • Delirium 4. Identify six patient behaviors you would associate with depression. • Eating Less • Sleeping Less • Calling in to work often • Isolation • Going to doctor for aches and pains often • Agitation 5. What patient behaviors would you associate with delirium? Identify four. • Hallucinations • Agitation • Restlessness • Anger 6. What are the behaviors associated with dementia? Identify four. • Anxiety

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    Unit 4222 237 dem201

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    Unit 4222- 237 Dementia Awareness Outcome 1 Understand what dementia is 1. Explain what is meant by the term dementia. The term dementia is used to describe an illness that affects the memory. Patients can suffer from forgetfulness‚ loss of memory and the inability to remember new information. As well as being unable to speak and be understood by others and be unable to carry out general tasks. Patients can also suffer from mood changes and all reasoning. Verbal communication can also become

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    unit 369

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    369- Understand the role of Communication and Interactions with Individuals who have Dementia 1.1 People who have dementia can communicate in different ways depending on how they feel and the type of dementia someone has. If an individual has dementia they might not be able to speak so as a career it’s important to read the body language of the individual. If they make funny noises or they are acting out of character or if they are being very loud then this may mean they are not happy and that

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    Dem 201

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    4222-237 Dementia Awareness (DEM 201) Outcome 1 understand what dementia is Explain what is meant by the term “dementia” (201.1.1) Dementia describes a set of symptoms that may include memory loss and difficulties with thinking‚ problem-solving or language. These changes are often small to start with‚ but for someone with dementia they have become severe enough to affect daily life. Dementia is caused when the brain is damaged by diseases‚ such as Alzheimer’s disease‚ vascular dementia‚ Lewy

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    Health and Social Care

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    Unit 13 –Dementia Awareness 1) 1.1. Explain what is meant by the term ‘dementiaDementia is a set of symptoms that affect the way people think and interact with each other. It is not a disease‚ but can often be linked to a disease or damage done to the brain. Short-time memory‚ mind‚ speech and motor skills are affected. Certain forms of dementia cause a change in the personality of the individual. A person suffering from dementia will lose certain skills and knowledge they already had. This

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    Robin Williams Disease

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    However‚ after his death an autopsy was performed. It was during this autopsy that the Doctors confirmed that Williams was suffering from Lewy Body Dementia or LBD (a disease that is greatly under-diagnosed) and not Parkinson’s disease. However‚ these diseases do mimic each other because they both are types of dementia. Both diseases cause movement disorders‚ memory loss‚ depression and affect the central nervous system. LBD is a debilitating neurological disease in which the person

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    Dementia Case Study

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    suffers with dementia and is cared for in her home. I will describe the range of needs of the older person and my understanding and application of concept associated with caring for an older person with Dementia. Dementia is the umbrella term used to describe various conditions which cause brain cells to die‚ leading to the progressive deterioration in memory and the ability to carry out everyday activities such as washing‚ dressing‚ eating‚ and completing complex tasks. Dementia may also affect

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    Dementia Elderly Patients

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    Dementia is mean‚ mind stealing disease that affects many elderly patients in different ways. It begins with forgetting small things like where you put your car keys‚ and escalates into forgetting yourself and your family. Many can function well with dementia for a period of time‚ but then generally have to transition into receiving help from family caregivers and/or nursing facilities such as nursing homes or assisted living. Dementia can turn a normal thinking person into an irrational person who

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    Disability Awareness

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    based this case study on one of my clients‚ Mary‚ who has a form of disability known as Lewy Body Dementia. In this case study. I will be focusing on the independence value of the social model of care. I will be examining the * The Social Model of Care * Supports that can be put in place * Strategies used by the client to maintain their independence * Recommendations Mary’s dementia has restricted her quality of life and her independence and I will be looking at how we can optimise

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    person centred care

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    Person-centred Dementia Care: A Vision to be Refined Healthcare professionals have increasingly been moving away from a task-oriented‚ professional-driven model of healthcare‚ towards a more holistic model of care which emphasizes patients’ perspectives and their subjectively defined experiences and needs. In the field of dementia care‚ this shift has been described most often as a move towards “person-centred care.” Despite a wealth of literature describing the philosophy of personcentred

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