be difficult to decide whether or not a person is a carer‚ and does it matter??? There are between six and seven million people in the u.k who provide extra help to family‚ friends or neighbours that are elderly or suffering from mental or physical illness. It is very important to recognise these carers‚ as they need support which could include financial help‚ mental support or even training. It can be difficult to decide if a person is a carer or not‚ there seems to be clear cut answers. However
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365 Understand the process and experience of Dementia 1.1 Describe a range of causes of dementia syndrome The dementia syndrome is caused by combination of conditions such as specific diseases like Alzheimer’s‚ Parkinson’s or motor neurone disease. It can also be caused by having stroke and prolonged alcohol abuse. 1.2 Describe the types of memory impairment commonly experienced by individuals with dementia frontal lobe – The person may have difficulty thinking clearly‚ struggle with forming
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Chapter One 1.1 What is Dementia? Dementia is a broad term used to describe a various amount of diseases that are associated with the decline in the mental state. One of the most common forms of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease. It is the main culprit for almost half the cases of dementia seen in patients (O’ Shea‚ 2007). Other common forms of dementia include vascular dementia‚ mixed dementia and Lewy body dementia. The more uncommon forms of dementia include picks disease‚ Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
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whether or not a person is a carer‚ and does it matter? Base your answer on the case of someone you know. A carer is generally viewed as an individual who provides unpaid support to family or friends who could not manage without this help. However to get recognition or any form of support for being a carer an individual would have to meet the governments definition of being a carer and also fit quite a number of conditions. A government website agrees that …. The word ‘carer’ means someone who looks
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Dementia is a broad description that consist of numerous different types and involves several symptoms‚ therefore‚ making this disease the greatest misunderstood conditions in medicine today. The cause of dementia are factors such as age‚ family history‚ hardening of the arteries‚ heavy alcohol consumption‚ high blood pressure‚ high cholesterol and diabetes which leads to damaged neurons. When the brain cells become injured‚ they lose the ability to communicate with other cells‚ leading to memory
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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 is the loss of cognitive functioning‚ which means the loss of the ability to think‚ remember‚ or reason‚ as well as behavioral abilities‚ to such an extent that it interferes with a person’s daily life and activities. Signs and symptoms of dementia result when once-healthy neurons (nerve cells) in the brain stop working‚ lose connections with other brain cells‚ and die. While everyone loses some neurons as they age‚ people with dementia experience far greater loss. Researchers are still
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Understanding Dementia Dementia is not a disease but a group of conditions resulting from a disease such as Alzheimer’s and Vascular dementia or a group of symptoms which may result from age‚ brain injury‚ confusion‚ difficulty in performing day to day or familiar tasks‚ changes in personality‚ mood and behaviour. Dementia is a condition in which there’s a gradual loss of brain function‚ it is a decline in cognitive/intellectual functioning. Dementia causes permanent and progressive damage to
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long-term effects of the programs. Finally‚ the following areas should be kept: training of the direct care workers‚ follow up of direct care workers‚ and acquiring the sample from four facilities. The research article mentions the umbrella term of Dementia‚ more specifically focusing on the residents with moderate
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Dementia Notes The term ’dementia’ is used to describe the symptoms that occur when the brain is affected by specific diseases and conditions. Symptoms of dementia include loss of memory‚ confusion and problems with speech and understanding. When a person with dementia finds that their mental abilities are declining‚ they often feel vulnerable and in need of reassurance and support. The people closest to them - including their carers‚ friends and family - need to do everything they can to help
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