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    Nutritional Requirements of Individuals with Dementia 1.1 Describe how cognitive‚ functional and emotional changes associated with dementia can affect eating‚ drinking and nutrition Cognitive behaviour is dysfunctional emotions and behaviours caused by damage in brain affecting part of the brain responsible for memory and all that we learn from birth- how to talk‚ eat etc. This means that person with dementia can forget how important it is to eat and drink. They also may lose sense of hunger and thirst

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    English Essay How have the ideas about Institutions and Individual Experience been explored in your set text? In One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest the ideas of Institution and Individual Experience are explored deeply. The ideas are conveyed through the characters of the story. They include Randle Mcmurphy‚ Chief Bromden‚ Billy Bibbit and a number of side characters. The effects of institution are quite apparent on the main character Mcmurphy. What Mcmurphy thinks will be an easy sentence in the

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    1.1 Describe how cognitive‚ functional and emotional changes associated with dementia can affect eating‚ drinking and nutrition? Cognitive: depending on the type of dementia a person has they may have trouble in recognising the food in front of them or not understand that the food provided is for them‚ they may even view the food in front of them as food. This can be caused by their minds not recognising what is in front of them. Functional: depending on the type of dementia a person has they may

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    state and independent schools: ----------------------------- P161 1.2. Describe the characteristics of the different types of schools in relation to educational stages and school governance: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ P168 1.3. Describe roles and responsibilities of: --------------------------------------------------------- P174 1.4. Describe the roles of external professionals who may work with a school: --------- P194 1.5a. Define the meaning of Aims:

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    Unit 365 1.1) There are many different types of dementia and causes of dementia. The first cause is Alzheimer’s disease‚ which is caused by nerve cells dying in certain areas of the brain. This therefore also affects the connection between the affected nerve cell causing them to deteriorate. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia. Vascular dementia is the first form of dementia‚ which is caused by damage to the brain through deprivation of oxygenated blood. If areas of the

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    The word carer means someone who looks after a friend‚ family member or even a neighbour who needs support because of their sickness‚ age or disability. This doesnt mean a proffesional care work or someoneone employed. The average age to become a carer is age 50-59 with 68% of them caring upto 19 hours a week unpaid. Over 585 of carers are women. Within this essay my aim is to describe the difficulties and rewards of being a carer for a family member‚ I will be using the case study of Ann Walker

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    Unit 33 Understand the Process and Experience of Dementia Understand the neurology of dementia 1.1 Dementia is an umbrella term for a range of diseases that affect memory‚ behaviour and motor skills. The causes vary depending on the disease but largely the presence of “plaques” and “tangles” on the neurons of the brain is found in people with Alzheimer’s. Plaques are protein that the body no longer breaks down and allows to build up; these get between the neurons and disrupt the message transmission

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    needs of the Older Person who has the chronic condition of Dementia. I will describe what Dementia is; discuss the physiological and psychological changes that occur‚ and explore the person’s needs. Also I will discuss the role of the carer and multidisciplinary team in relation to caring for the person. I will use the Internet‚ tutors notes and hand-outs for this project. What is Dementia? Dementia is an umbrella term that describes the symptoms that occur when the brain is affected by certain

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    Unit 40 - P1 Describe the types of dementia and common signs and symptoms The term ‘dementiadescribes a set of symptoms which can include loss of memory‚ mood changes and problems with communication and reasoning. These symptoms occur when the brain is damaged by certain conditions and diseases‚ including Alzheimer’s disease‚ vascular dementia and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. 
Age is the greatest risk factor for dementia. Dementia affects one in 14 people over the age of 65 and one in six over

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    * Outline for “Dear Dementia‚ I Hate You” Small part of the article “quote” “I hate dementia. I loathe it. I detest it. It is a monster that is slowly‚ bit by bit‚ mercilessly devouring the personality and mentality of my father”. Introducing the bias article to the audience Explaining what is dementia (briefly) How the person relates to this sickness Showing the point of view Explaining how the article is bias and to what side * Dementia is a distressing disease caused by the dreadful

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