Unit 14- Understand the administration 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
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Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care (Adults) for England (QCF) Assignment 51: Unit 51: Understand and Enable Interaction and Communication with Individuals who Have Dementia Learning Outcome1 Understand the factors that can affect interaction and communication of individuals with dementia 1.1 Explain how different forms of dementia may affect the way an individual communicates Visual perception; if a carer isn’t at the client’s level or facing away
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variant of what was then termed senile dementia. At the time this degeneration was referred to as Pick’s disease‚ a term allegedly coined by one of his pupils (Weder‚ et al‚ 2007)‚ and related to the progressive destruction of neurons mainly in the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain. This condition has subsequently been designated Frontal-Temporal Dementia (FTD)‚ and is considered second only to Alzheimer’s disease in terms of the most common cause of dementia (Pasquier & Petit‚ 1997). This essay
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Running head: MSE and Dementia Multi-Sensory Environments and Dementia: Abstract This paper addresses the concern for the wellbeing of patients with dementia and the struggle to find a new or alternative and effective treatment. The topic‚ Multi-sensory environments and dementia‚ was selected for the challenge it presented‚ and the conviction that the writer has for the rights of geriatric psychiatric patients. Along with personal conviction‚ this topic was chosen because of the intrigue
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Vascular Dementia Vascular dementia is a common cause of dementia in the elderly. Dementia is a condition that affects the brain and causes people to not think well or act normally. Vascular dementia is one type of dementia. It occurs when blood clots block small blood vessels in the brain and destroy brain tissue. Likely risk factors are high blood pressure and advanced age. This disease can cause stroke‚ migraine-like headaches‚ and psychiatric disturbances. SYMPTOMS Confusion. Problems
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Possible To Have Diversity‚ Equality and Inclusion In Dementia Care? People with dementia can be very vulnerable and may not be able to communicate their wants and needs to other people. It is therefore up to the people who are caring for the individual to make sure that their interests are being protected‚ and to ensure that they are being treated equally and fairly and do not face any discrimination. Many people do not understand dementia and do not know how to go about trying to communicate
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living with Alzheimer’s and nearly 44 million people worldwide have Alzheimer’s or dementia related disease‚ according to alzheimers.net (2016). As the disease progresses dementia patients become increasingly confused. Many forget who they are including losing most memories they once shared with their loved ones. In addition‚ as the disease progresses many individuals become depressed‚ anxious and agitated in dementia patients because of feeling lost and uneasy in their environment. However‚ they can
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of causes of Dementia Syndrome. Dementia Syndrome is a condition caused by a set of symptoms. These symptoms can include but are not limited to: - memory loss‚ mood changes‚ communication difficulties‚ difficulty understanding or thinking. Some causes of these symptoms are:- the chemistry and structure of the brain changes‚ therefore causing the brain cells to die.(Alzheimer’s disease) Once again this can be caused by various things‚ lack of oxygen to the brain (Vascular dementia)‚ a build-up
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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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Advocacy for Seniors with Dementia/Alzheimer’s Jeri Fletcher BSHS/441 May 23‚ 2013 Deborah Cujino-Deras Advocacy for Seniors with Dementia/Alzheimer’s Advocacy is defined as a person who advocates on the behalf of an individual or a group. The advocate provides the client support at helping the client resolve issues that affects his or hers daily life (Barsky‚ 2007). Advocating for seniors with Alzheimer’s that face issues with their‚ health and overall wellbeing. This disease threatens
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