Caring for Dementia Patients Rodrick Williams English 122 Professor Susan Turner – Colon Caring for Dementia Patient It can be very difficult caring for a patient with dementia. Most caregivers are unaware of the problems‚ they must face. A family member attempting to care for a loved one without training will eventually turn to a Nursing Home that has experienced staff in the care of dementia patients. Although many families feel a sense
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Unit 4222-250 Support individuals to maintain personal hygiene (LD 206 C) Level: 2 Credit value: 2 UAN: K/601/9963 Unit aim This unit is aimed at those working in a wide range of settings. It provides the learner with the knowledge and skills required to support an individual in maintaining personal hygiene. It covers good personal hygiene routines and why these are important‚ as well as potential contributory factors to poor personal hygiene. |Learning outcomes |Assessment criteria
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Understand the neurology of Dementia Describe a range of causes of dementia syndrome Dementia syndrome is a combination of conditions‚ which are sometimes called a mixed dementia. Causes of dementia are: • Specific diseases; Alzheimer’s‚ Parkinson’s disease. • Cerebral vascular accident such as stroke of the brain • A group of conditions/brain disorders Alzheimer’s is caused by broken signals within the brain leading to the death of brain cells‚ this can also lead to a shortage of some important
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Support individuals during a period of change 1 Changes that may occur are Deaths in the family ‚ moving tenancy‚ a birth in the family or just growing up in general 2 A death can be a negative experience because it brings a time of emotions and can make someone sad if a person close to them has died. Moving house can be a welcome change of refresh an individual’s life with new surroundings. 3 Approaches that may enhance an individual’s capacity for change are to use existing skills or knowledge
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Part 1 (Lo1 –Lo2) To understand how principle of support are implemented in health and social care practice it starts from analysing equal opportunities ‚independence ‚ individuality respect ‚partnership and having a lot of respect for different cultures and value also providing care support and a lot of attention for individual for friends and family . Also understanding how the principle of support are implemented in health and social care involved a lot of confidentiality (policies about
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Support the Health and Safety of Yourself and Individuals • Ensure your own Actions support the Care‚ Protection and Well-being of Individuals Introduction The importance of the health and safety of yourself and individuals in the process of dispensing care cannot be overemphasized. It forms the basis of care provision by creating awareness of potential hazards‚ how best to prevent or manage these hazards in administering care. The objective of every care rendered should be to maintain
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Andrew George 396-Support individuals with multiple conditions and/or disabilities 1:1 Describe possible multiple conditions and/or disabilities that individuals may have. Patients with multiple conditions and/or disabilities have two or more disabling conditions that affect learning or other important life functions. These can include: 1.Mental retardation‚ dementia 2.Bad eyesight‚ blindness 3.Hard of hearing‚ deafness 4.Arthritis‚ paralysed body/parts 1:2 Explain how multiple conditions and/or
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adult social care settings Assignment composition Assignment overview In this assignment you will consider best practice in promoting diversity‚ equality and inclusion which does not discriminate against others. You will look at relevant legislation‚ codes of practice and regulations governing adult social care and consider the consequences for a variety of people if these are not followed. You are asked to consider your own attitudes and beliefs and how these may impact on how you treat
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Person-centred care also known as‚ person centredness‚ patient-centred care or client-centred care is simply a process of caring a person in a holistic way maintaining his dignity and values. Person-centred care involves a broad concept. It does not have a fixed definition. It acts as a protective covering of a person and acknowledging him as a unique individual with his unique needs‚ beliefs and choices. Person centredness is a specialized care that is concerned to patients’ right to independence
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Person-centred counselling originated in the thinking of Carl Rogers‚ an eminent American psychologist. He believed that each individual human being had more knowledge and resources to promote their healing and growth than any therapist could ever have – so that the therapist’s job was to create conditions whereby the client could begin to explore and uncover these resources in themselves‚ rather than directly influence the client from a position of “expertise” or “greater knowledge”. These conditions
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