When appropriate, I will make family members part of the caring team by including them in patient teaching and patient care. 3. My fellow health care professionals also want to provide the best outcome for the patients. I will embrace them to form a team. I will teach and share my skills with my coworkers as well as learn from them.
This means decorating their bedroom to their liking and surrounding them with their own belongings where possible. We will discuss with family and wishes expressed by the resident to them regarding how they want their death to be handled. Agreed ways of working provide guidelines for dealing with an issue as difficult as death in a way that is respectful to everyone concerned while meeting the individual’s physical and psychological needs. 1.2 At Hafan-Y- Waun we have an end of life plan that is ideally discussed with every individual in our care. This may not always be possible and it must be handled with much sensitivity.
I found that dementia is just any memory loss or mental disability that interferes with ones everyday life. This just means that Alzheimer’s is just a severe form of dementia. I also discovered that Alzheimer’s accounts for up to 50 to 70 percent of cases of dementia. Franzen states, “I remember my suspicion and annoyance, fifteen years ago, when the term Alzheimer’s disease was first achieving currency. It seemed to me another instance of the medicalization of human experience, the latest entry into the ever-expanding nomenclature of victimhood.” (p.89) When he said that, I started to wonder when it went from being
1. Explain what is meant by the term ‘dementia’ Dementia is the term used to describe a group of symptoms that occur when the brain is affected by certain diseases and conditions. Symptoms are progressive and degenerative and as more brain cell get damaged or die, a gradual loss of memory and decline in other intellectual functions which affects a person’s ability to remember, make rational judgments or communicate and is serious enough to interfere with performing the tasks of daily life. There are many different types of dementia, both inherited and non-inherited forms, with Alzheimer’s disease and Vascular dementia the most commonly diagnosed type. Dementia can occur to anyone at any age from damage to the cardiovascular system or a family history of Alzheimer’s disease, although it is most commonly associated with aging.
It will help to maintain the individual's self-identity, self-respect and dignity. Person centred approaches involves hierarchy of needs, physiological needs, safety needs, social needs, self-esteem needs, self-actualisation and promoting wellbeing. Person-centred care also means treating resident with dementia with dignity and respect. Person centred care should be supported by relatives as well as all staff. All staff should follow the philosophy of person centred care as it aims to bring out the best in people with dementia.
The term is used for a variety of diseases and conditions when nerve cells (called neurons) in the brain die or function abnormally. It’s the condition of forgetfulness, loss of ability to reason and think clearly. As the population ages more and more people suffer from this disease. The increase in newly diagnosed cases each year proves that it is not possible to ignore this problem any longer. Alzheimer’s
Catherine scullion Unit Understand the process and experience of dementia. 1.1, Dementia caused by a combination of conditions, sometimes called mixed dementia. Dementia is not a specific disease, Its a an overall term that describes a wide range of symptoms associated with a decline in memory or other thinking skills severe enough to reduce a persons ability to perform every day tasks activities. Alzheimers disease accounts for 60/80% of cases. Vascular dementia which occurs after a stroke, is the second most common dementia, but there are many other conditions that can cause symptoms of dementia, including some that are reversible, such as thyroid problems and vitamin deficiencies.
Understand the aims, principles and policies of end of life care The aims and principles of end of life care: choices; priorities; the person is at the centre of planning and delivery; effective communication; efficient and effective multi-disciplinary/inter agency working; carers/family/friends informed as appropriate; carers/family/friends involved in care planning; person centred approach to service delivery; care and support available to any person affected by end of life and death; practitioners are supported to develop their knowledge, skills and attitudes; practitioners take responsibility for continuing professional development. Why it is important to support an individual in a way that promotes their dignity: self-esteem; privacy; respect; independence; choices; preferences; person centred approaches. The importance of maintaining comfort and wellbeing in end of life care e.g. : choices; care planning; physical and mental well-being; relatives/carers well-being; symptom management; pain relief; encourages and supports communication
50116071.13 – Understand the process and Experience of Dementia 1 Understand the Neurology of Dementia 1.1 Describe a range of causes of Dementia Dementia is a syndrome which is caused by diseases of the brain and loss of brain tissue. There are several diseases which give rise to dementia, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Causes can be generic, vascular and environment. 1.2 Describe the types of memory impairment commonly experienced by individuals with dementia People with Dementia lose their memory of day to day things but still remember things from their past. As the disease gradually gets worse individuals start to forget about their personal hygiene, personal wellbeing, how to cook or clean in their own home, they forget how to stay safe within their own environment.
Outcome 1 Explain what is meant by the term ‘dementia’ -A chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes caused by brain disease or injury and marked by memory disorders, personality changes, and impaired reasoning. -‘Dementia are the signs and symptoms caused as a result of specific diseases such as Alzheimer’s or a stroke that involve the damaging of brain cells; as the brain cells die the person with a dementia will lose their ability to do things they are used to doing as different parts of the brain are damaged. Dementia affects both older and younger people and the decline in the person will get worse as more brain cells are damaged or die.’ Describe the key functions of the brain that are affected by dementia 1) Frontal Lobe – this is the part of the brain that controls behaviour, movement, personality and the interpretation of what is around us 2) Parietal Lobe – this is the part of the brain that controls the language we use, spacial awareness and recognition of places, objects and people. 3) Occipital Lobe – this is the part of the brain that controls eyesight and our ability to see 4) Temporal Lobe – this is the part of the brain that controls our speech, hearing and memory’ Explain why 1)depression, 2) delirium and 3) age related memory impairment may be mistaken for dementia Depression can sometimes be mistaken for dementia because with dementia a person’s behaviour and feeling of well-being can change and cause the person to appear withdrawn and this for example might be mistaken for depression. However, if the person is depressed then it could be the depression not the dementia causing them ill-being.’ Delirium for example can be brought on as a result of an infection and this might be mistaken with dementia because for example the person could become confused and suffer with memory loss which are also signs and symptoms of