What are some of the issues that older people face when residing in a residential care facility? How can you help lessen the impact of these issues? Loss & grief Depression Change in relationships and role. Failing health Emphasis of quality of life and P.C.C 3. What are some common stereotypical beliefs about ageing?
After an accident has occurred, it must be logged on the computer/log book depending on what the ward works by. If this is not completed to full capability then there can be consequences. Hazards relating to the environment and working conditions/practices and the harm they may cause: The six main accidents that occur in a work place are: * Slips * Trips * Falls * Burns * Repetitive strain * Exposure to harmful substances Slips, trips and falls can happen almost anywhere in a work place. For example, staircases, walkways, rest rooms and other places. Cracked and uneven floors, wet patches on the floor and improperly placed cables and other objects that can contribute to a person losing their balance causing harm to them including minimal bruises to scarring.
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.
Essay Development- Outline ENG101B. 01 English Composition Catherine Ealy-Simon Instructor: Noura Badawi April 10, 2013 Caring for a Dementia Spouse Thesis: Previous studies have shown that taking care of elderly, demented patients carries a high cost to caregiver’s health, and is associated with negative consequences for physical and mental health. Family members should seek help from counselors or the patients’ physicians of their phases of dementia and how it would affect them and coping with the idea of telling other family members about a spouse or patient with dementia. Abuse is commonly an all-time high with demented patient who is living within their own personal homes with their spouses, living with relative members of their families and nursing facilities where abuse is commonly done there as well. I.
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. Abilities of an individual with dementia may fluctuate because of the changes to physical environment (moving home, starting at a day centre) changes to a social environment (changes in carers, loss of family or friends and social isolation, Bereavement) changes to the emotional environment ( Cares become stressed, experience of abuse) Personal changes ( changes in treatment, changes in medication) Changes in physical condition ( bacteria or viral
Although they cannot communicate their condition signs such as an increased level of confusion can be present indicating an underlying cause (Brooker, 2006). Pneumonia, urinary tract infections, and unnoticed infected skin tears, are a few common problems seen in dementia patients that may go unnoticed due to their condition. If untreated these infections can continue to worsen and can result in sepsis (Dening,
Also mentioned, is the increased risk of localized hypothermia and risk for infection as wet gauze to the wound can cause vasoconstriction and in theory, also decrease leukocyte mobility and efficiency of phagocytes. Gauze fibers may also be retained in the wound bed further increasing risk of infection. Lastly, the author suggests that the use of wet to dry dressings are not cost effective since they are labor intensive, require secondary dressings to contain exudate, and usually require nursing care within the community. The article closes by saying that further research is needed to fully understand the impact that dressing selection has in wound healing but suggests that practitioners should question the continued use of wet to dry dressings. Currently, Greenville Hospital System’s policy for healing of wounds by second intention is best met with the use of wet to dry dressings.
The main risk to health after a splenectomy is an infection such as septicaemia, as the blood is not being filtered as effectively as it should be. Without a spleen there is also a higher risk of malaria. However, the chances of dying from a severe infection after a splenectomy are very low at about 1 in 30,000 a year. The risk of infection and contracting other diseases can be reduced by being vaccinated against the biggest risk infections such as giving a pneumococcal immunisation and by taking prophylactic anti-biotics. This may affect Amanda’s life after the operation to remove her spleen as it means she may be on regular medication for the rest of her life.
There are a lot of bad chemicals in cigarettes and other tobacco products. Those chemicals are bad for the smoker, and worse for those around the smoker. “Second-hand smoke exposure can have serious health consequences, particularly for infants and children, including sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), cause and exacerbation of asthma, increased respiratory tract infections, increased middle ear infections, low birth weights, and developmental impacts” (Business Wire, 2006). “Second hand smoke exposure has been linked in adults to elevated risk of lung cancer, nasal sinus cancer, and breast cancer to cardiovascular disease, including heart disease” (Business Wire, 2006). “ There is no safe level of second-hand tobacco smoke exposure”(Pediatrics, 2010).
Hazards from equipment: Hazards from equipment in health and social care settings can include: * Untidiness – for example in hospitals, there is a lot of electrical equipment and so wires could become a tripping hazard on wards and could lead to serious injury i.e. broken bones. Also beds and other equipment tend to be left in corridors and could become a huge obstacle in the case of a fire or other emergency. * Poor maintenance – again in hospitals, a lot of electrical equipment is used so it is easy to ignore frayed wires which can cause someone an