Unit 40: Dementia Care P1: Describe types of dementia and common signs and symptoms. What is dementia? Dementia is a common condition that affects about 800‚000 people in the UK. Your risk of developing dementia increases as you get older‚ and the condition usually occurs in people over the age of 65. Dementia is a syndrome associated with an ongoing decline of the brain and its abilities. This includes problems with: memory loss thinking speed mental agility language understanding
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1.1: Explain how cognitive‚ functional and emotional changes associated with dementia can affect eating‚ drinking and nutrition. Cognitive: depending on the type of dementia the individual has they may have trouble in recognising the food in front of them or not understand that the food provided is for them‚ This can be caused by their minds not recognising what is in front of them. Functional: The individual may struggle to use their knife‚ fork and spoon‚ they may even struggle to chew or swallow
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happening to my Grandma. She has been diagnosed with vascular dementia and it has been detrimental to her life and her mind‚ and I hate to think about what it will do to her in the future. She is 80 years old and is still able to live alone‚ however her son lives across the road from her. Other than having dementia‚ she is a healthy person. She has always been a caring and loving person that has always taken care of others. Dementia has drastically changed her life. She has always been very caring
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Guidelines for the Final Reflective Essay Final Essay Assignment: Evaluate the changes in your reading process for the entire class. To do this‚ you must first think about your reading process at the beginning of the class. In a thesis-driven essay‚ explain how your reading process has changed and evolved. The reading strategies and tools that we have discussed should help you evaluate your current reading skills. You must create a thesis statement that focuses on the changes
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Agitation is often seen in elderly with dementia and it can also be improved with the use of music therapy. Mathews found that there were “...mood-shifting effects; enhancement of cognitive function; reduction in agitation‚ anxiety‚ or wandering; the improvement in response to family and staff; and improvement in coordination and motor function” (Mathews). Elderly who deal with dementia often have agitation due to the loss of control they have over their minds and their lives. As a result‚ they tend
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Title: Introduction The process of human being becoming a member of a society can be termed as socialization. This is a learning process where an individual gathers knowledge‚ skills‚ values‚ tradition and norms. The interaction of a child with his parents‚ relatives‚ friends etc help develop his individuality and the ability to conceive of his own volition. The forming process of a child in a society and family is made possible with
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Public Speaking Wire Tapping My topic that I’m going to talk about is wiretapping‚ the history‚ how it is used‚ and how people feel about it. Wiretapping began in the early days when they had a telegraph system was invented in 1844 there were many human operators to take messages‚ so it was easy for law enforcement to intercept other peoples messages. Then there was the modern day telephone that was that has voice communication technology that was invented by Alexander Graham Bell
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Olubukumola Omi -198134 Coms.5050-11 Training Foundations Final Assignment: Reflection on what I learnt In reflecting on this workshop I want to use a theme and also look at the effect the class has had on me‚ in my quest of being a more effective trainer. After closely analyzing the workshop in its entirety‚ I chose the common saying that “learning is an experience‚ and we learn from our experience.” Matalon defined learning as “the process whereby behavior is changed as a result of experience
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AYOUB LAISSOUF The Most Decisive Moment in my Life Last year was the most turbulent period of my life. I spent the whole of it in pubs drinking beer and gaming girls. I didn’t pass the baccalaureate exam‚ nor did I live up to my family’s expectations; I was the most disappointing and miserable member of my family. At first‚ they were looking after me and trying to guide me‚ but in the end‚ they forsook me and left me to myself. They started demeaning me and considering
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Dementia 211 C-unit Outcome 1- understand key legislation and agreed ways of working that ensure the fulfilment of rights and choices of individuals with dementia while minimising risk of harm. Key legislation- Human rights act 1998 Mental capacity act 2005 Mental capacity and deprivation of liberty safeguards 2005 Adults with incapacity (Scotland) act 2000 Mental health act 2007 The disability discrimination act 1995 Safeguarding vulnerable groups act 2006 Carers
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