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    65 years and over‚ and 3 in 10 people aged 85 years and over have dementia (Department of Health and Ageing‚ 2013). Over 320‚000 Australians are living with dementia. Dementia is now the second leading cause of death in Australia with no existing cure. Moreover‚ deaths due to dementia have increased approximately 137% over the past ten years‚ with nearly 11‚000 deaths recorded in 2013 (Australian Bureau of Statistics 2014). Dementia is described as a ‘loss of self’ (Cohen & Eisdorfer‚ 1986) or a condition

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    Relationships Frank is in the early stages of dementia which is getting worse and worse over time‚ when robot becomes a big role in Frank’s life at the time. Frank becomes fond of the robot because Frank gains trust in the robot. Frank’s son Hunter gives Frank a robot in hopes of helping Frank get back on track with chores and having a better lifestyle. Events between Frank and Robot develop a meaningful relationship. Frank is experiencing dementia‚ which is where he is often forgetful and confused

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    wandering who is suffering from dementia. He seems confused and unaware about the things that is happening around him. And he is continuously walking. He might have some behavioral problem. Let’s explore more about this poster. first cloud: It shows that the ageing population is increasing world widely. So‚ as the number of dementia case is increasing. There is change in behavioral pattern in dementia case. The most common behavioral change in a person suffering from dementia is wandering. The wandering

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    level‚ individuals living with dementia are highly susceptible to delirium (Wass‚ et al.‚ 2008). However‚ delirium in many has a tendency to go unrecognized because it shares many of the same symptoms as dementia. In telling the difference‚ dementia features changes in memory and intellect that are slowly progressing and evident over months or years; whereas‚ delirium symptoms tend to be more abrupt in confusion and take on more sudden changes in a person’s dementia. Over the period of days or weeks

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    that they have Alzheimer’s or some form of dementia it can be very challenging. When dealing with one of these diseases they both have some sort of memory lost. When a person is diagnosed with dementia‚ they are being diagnosed with a set of symptoms. Another difference is that Alzheimer’s is not a reversible disease. It is very important for a MA to know the difference when dealing with Alzheimer’s and dementia. A person who is being diagnosed with dementia they are being diagnosed with a set of

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    complicated thing to control‚ and an even more complicated thing to predict the origins of. There are many factors that can contribute to one’s choice to commit a crime such as those that are biological‚ sociological‚ and even spurious ones. Within these three categories of factors are so many more scenario-specific things that can come into play when analyzing what causes crime. Biological factors can range from intelligence to strength to even the family you are born into. Being born into certain scenarios

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    analysis can be described with three main categories: (1) risk factors management in patients‚ (2) preventive protection of access and (3) constantly under supervision of patients emerged. (table1) 1. Risk factors management in patients 1.1. Attention to high-risk patients High-risk patients should especially be paid attention to‚ so it is necessary to investigate the history of patients in terms of suffering other diseases and high-risk behaviors at the time of reception. In this case‚ one of

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    The factors that explain the sustained growth in globalization in most decades. Discuss the indications that can be used to demonstrate the increasing globalization. Introduction We often hear the word globalization in many contexts and repeated frequently as a concept to denote more trade‚ foreign companies and even the ongoing economic crisis. Before we launch into a full-fledged review of the term and its various manifestations‚ it is important to consider what exactly we mean when we say globalization

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    this policy is that they’re trying to make every clinics dementia friendly; environments‚ as this could take a long time as well as during this time dementia service users or client might be differentiated alongside and their treatment during this time might be incomplete. However‚ this has a negative influence on anti-discriminatory practice the reason is that some clients might be discriminated against and not be treated as other dementia service users in other areas‚ may be treated as a result

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    of medication to individuals with dementia using a person centred approach. 1.1 There are many forms of medication used to treat symptoms of dementia such as; Pain Killers Anti anxiety drugs Tranquillisers Anti Psychotic Drugs – used to treat challenging and disruptive behaviour such as aggression or agitation. Anti depressants – it is not uncommon for someone with dementia to become depressed this can sometimes make the memory of a person with dementia worse. 1.2 Painkillers are used

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