About 75% of people who are diagnosed with dementia will have either Alzheimer’s or vascular dementia, or a combination of the two. There less common forms of dementia include dementia with Lewy bodies, fronto-temporal dementia (Pick’s disease), Huntington’s disease, alcohol-related dementias, and HIV/AIDS-related dementia. Alzheimer’s usually affects the elderly population and is a degenerative neurogical disorder and genetic factors are considered the greatest factors in the development of the disease. This conditions begins gradually and worsens progressively over several years. It is caused by nerve cells dying in certain areas of the brain and the connections between the affected nerve cells deteriorate.
The gradual changes and damage to the brain cells are caused by a build up of abnormal proteins in the brain. 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 condition usually occurs in people over the age of 65 years. The symptoms of people with dementia is memory (short/long term), Thinking, Speed, Language, Understanding, Judgement and sensory ability. There are some other factors Cause changes in individual condition with similar symptoms of dementia, like depression, confusional state due to an infection (UTI/chest infections), sensory changes due to age related degeneration, reduced metabolism cause poor appetite, Osteoporosis and fear of falling.
I. What is the estimated value of caring for the elderly with dementia A. Caring for the elderly with dementia imposes a substantial burden on the family members and likely accounts for more than half of the total cost of dementia for those living in the community. B. Most studies have found that the cost associated with unpaid informal caregiver time accounts for a majority of the total cost of dementia. C. However, the estimates of the average caregiver time and associated cost for dementia care have varied widely (from $1,500 to $35,000 per year).
Most people who suffer with it are over 65 but there are 150,000 people under 65 who also suffer with it. There are 55 types of dementia however 10 of these are the most progressive, 3 of which are the most common and severe. There is currently no cure. Alzheimer’s Disease is the most common case of dementia affecting around 465,000 people in the UK. It is a physical condition affecting the brain.
Introduction For the purpose of this assignment I have chosen to review a client with atrial fibrillation in a primary care setting. I will discuss the patient’s original presentation, including analysis and interpretation of his 12 lead electrocardiogram (ECG), diagnosis and subsequent management. Throughout the assignment I will discuss local and national guidelines and the evidence behind the chosen management for this client. For the purpose of this assignment the client will be referred to as Mr. Jones. Cardiac arrhythmias affect more than 700,000 people in England is one of the top ten reasons for hospital admission (Department of Health 2005).
Dementia is severe loss of social and intellectual ability that interferes with their activities of daily living. There is about ten percent of the elderly population who suffer a type of dementia, in which many people will be a victim to Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease is one of the common causes of dementia in the elderly (Bassil & Grossberg, 2009). It affects an estimated 5.1 million people over the age of 65 and expected to increase by 2050 (Bassil & Grossberg, 2009). Those with this condition need extra assistance in
Reflective statement covering 9/10/12 Using Gibbs reflective cycle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reflective_practice#Gibbs_1988) I chose to reflect on a recent incident I attended as part of a DCA crew involving a 96 year old female patient with dementia and her husband who is her elderly carer . The patient has dementia and her husband stated the initial reason he called us was that he could no longer cope. This call came down as a 999 emergency. By using this method of reflection I wanted to be able to deliberate, learn and reflect. I wanted to be able to show how (person centred values must influence all aspects of my work ( Unit 12.1.1) Upon arriving at the address we undertook a dynamic risk assessment to ensure staff safety in accordance with YAS policy and procedures and staff training .
UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS AND EXPERIENCE OF DEMENTIA Task A 1. For each of the following forms of dementia, describe: • How is the brain affected • The symptoms an individual might experience. Alzheimer's disease is a degenerative brain disease. Most patients start exhibiting symptoms after they reach the age of 60. Alzheimer's disease affects the brain through exponentially greater cell death and tissue loss, resulting in a decreased brain size.
But there are many other conditions that can cause symptoms of dementia, including some that are reversible, such as thyroid problems and vitamin deficiencies. Dementia is often incorrectly referred to as "senility" or "senile dementia," which reflects the formerly widespread but incorrect belief that serious mental decline is a normal part of aging. Dementia may be caused by : alcoholism, brain injury, drug abuse, side effects to certain medication, thyroid function abnormalities, vitamin B12 deficiency, in korsakoffs, prolonged alcohol abuse is to blame, in vascular dementia, clots and strokes cause abnormal functioning to the effected area of the brain, which is often at the front, above the eyes which effects inhibition and judgement, in lewy body dementia, abnormal clusters of protein cause Parkinson like symptoms, picks disease occurs after trauma to the front section of the brain, starting out with personality and behaviour changes and followed by memory loss. 1.2 While symptoms of dementia can vary greatly, at least two of the following core mental functions must be significantly impaired to be considered
Incidence of most dementia increases with age. Accordingly the number of dementia patients is increasing rapidly in developed countries, and the impact of this disease on society is tremendous. Approximately 10% of all persons over the age of 70 have significant memory loss, and in more than half the cause is Alzheimer’s disease (AD). AD most often presents with subtle onset of memory loss followed by a slowly progressive dementia that follows a course of several years. Pathologically, there is diffuse atrophy of the cerebral cortex with secondary enlargement of the ventricular system.