1.1 Understanding Dementia and Necessity to Provide Care. Dementia is a progressive disorder of a mental condition in which a person loses its ability to think appropriately‚ to make decisions. Patients of this disorder suffer from chronic confusion. They tend to forget the things very easily. The condition usually get worsen with the passage of time due to the destructions of the brain cells. With the accordance of research‚ 50-75%
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Lewy Body Dementia Lewy Body Dementia‚ also known as LBD‚ is a topic that hits home for me. My grandfather passed away a year ago and was originally diagnosed with LBD. My family had never heard of such a disease before it personally affected us. As I further researched the medical condition I came to discover that not being aware of this disease was not really an uncommon thing. Actually‚ it is considered to be extremely difficult to diagnose. LBD has close relations with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
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BAD FROG BREWERY‚ INC v. NEW YORK STATE LIQUOR AUTHORITY United States Court of Appeals‚ Second Circuit‚ 1997. 134 F. 3d 87. FACTS Bad Frog Brewery‚ Inc (Bad Frog) was a company that makes and sells alcoholic beverages in 1997. By that time‚ they designed labels for their beverages products that were displaying a drawing of a frog making the gesture of “giving the finger”. Bad Frog sought for permission‚ as required by state law‚ to use the label on bottles of its beer products. The New York
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ACCY 312: Principles of Taxation Department of Accountancy / 3 credit hours / Fall 2014 Course Description Introduction to the tax system faced by individuals and sole proprietors in the United States with a focus on personal business and property transactions. Topics include the tax environment‚ tax provisions relevant to employees‚ business owners‚ and shareholders‚ and taxation of gains and losses. Projects facilitate self-discovery of knowledge and development of a variety of professional
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1.1 Explain the functions of assessment in learning and development You need to provide evidence in the form of a written statement to say that you understand: The roles of: * initial assessment in identifying learner needs * Formative assessment in tracking learner progress * Summative assessment in assessing learner achievement Assessment can take place at different stages of Learning and Development and all learners should undergo initial assessment in order to identify the
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Level 3 Unit 206: The roll of a health and social care worker Explain the difference between a working relationship and a personal relationship. 1.1 A working relationship is where you are working with other people and you are working as part of a team where each person in the team is working towards the same aims and objectives. Mutual respect and understanding is needed for a good working relationship‚ not every body may get on in the work place‚ but personal feelings and opinions
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Section 1- Quality of Care STANDARD 1. Safeguarding and Child Protection Children are safeguarded through systems and practices that are consistent with the Regional Child Protection Policies and Procedures. Safeguarding children is afforded the highest priority. To meet Standard1 : “A designated child protection officer must be available at all times during the hours of service provision for contact and consultation with staff
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Delirium vs. Dementia Dementia is an irreversible state of cognitive impairment and short term memory loss related to organic brain disease most commonly Alzheimer’s disease or multiple cerebral infarcts. Delirium is a state of cognitive impairment and confusion usually of recent onset related to another illness. There may also be clouding of consciousness. Delirium is an organic mental disorder that causes confusion‚ disorientation‚ and memory loss. It is different than dementia in that is causes
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Unit 5 Principles of Safeguarding and Protection in health and social care 1.1‚ 1.2 Physical Abuse Physical abuse is abuse involving contact intended to cause feelings of intimidation‚ pain‚ injury‚ or other physical suffering or bodily harm.. Physical abuse includes... * Hitting / slapping / kicking * Pushing * Pinching * Force feeding * Burning / scalding * Misuse of medication or restraint * Catheterisation for the convenience of staff * Refusing access to
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Dementia Awareness Outcome 4- Understand factors relating to and individual’s experience of dementia Mrs A- Dementia with lewy bodies Mrs A is 65 years of age and has Dementia with Lewy Bodies. Most mornings she wakes up in pain and requires a lot of support with her personal care now as she is unsteady on her feet. She requires a rota-stand for standing and transfers and at times struggles to keep her eyes open and concentrate. Mrs A is aware of her dementia and seems low in herself at moments
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