Caring for Dementia Patients Long Term Care

Dementia often includes symptoms such as memory loss, trouble doing normal everyday activities, and problem solving. Once the symptoms come, they will most likely stay. They will only become worse and worse over time, so it’s necessary to try and come to terms with the disease. Caregivers can try to make the person affected as comfortable as possible as their body is slowly transitioning. Because there is a loss of blood flow to the brain, signals that are necessary in order to keep the body functioning properly eventually stop being sent. The muscles will stop being sent signals to move, and sometimes the signal to breathe can even be stopped.

• Every individual, including individuals with dementia, has their unique life history, lifestyle, culture and preferences, including their likes, dislikes, hobbies and interests, which makes an individualised approach in care necessary.

This assignment will explore the effect of the long term condition dementia. It will focus on a service user who has recently been admitted onto an assessment ward and their family. It will explore the nurse’s role and how they will support and manage the patient’s illness. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) (2015) state that individual’s rights to confidentiality must be respected at all times, therefore all names mentioned in this assignment have been changed to maintain confidentiality.

Scientists have actually come up with some preventative measures against Alzheimer’s and the onset of this horrendous disease. Physical activity, brain stimulation (such as puzzles, games, regularly reading, watching television, and any other type of social activity), nutritious diet, and also there is an ongoing search for a vaccine. I saw where in Europe they actually treat their age-related dementia patients with gingko biloba. Gingko biloba is thought

One of the hardest moments for not only the person with dementia, their caretaker, and their family, is deciding the appropriate time to relocate to an assisted living facility or a skilled nursing home. Like the variety of the disease symptoms and durations, the question of when to accept outside help also has different answers depending on the situation and the caregiver’s abilities and resources (Smith, J., 2016). Many caretakers may view the idea of placing their loved one in a home as a sense of failure on their part; however, it does not have to be this way. With the increasing demand for assisted living facilities and nursing homes, improvements in the standards of care for dementia patients as well as a shift towards more “patient-centered

When working with a service user you adopt an holistic approach to their care. This involves caring for the person as a whole and also involves you coming into contact with various other people involved in the person’s life. This can include other carers, doctors, social workers, their friends and family and it is very important to work together, as a team in partnership which has basic ground rules including agreements on: purpose/objectives, communication, roles and responsibilities, decision making, resolving conflicts and sharing information to enable you to reach a common goal and provide the best care and

Socially taking care of a grandchild for a year would be difficult. I wouldn’t fit in with the local mommy and me class, and if I still lived In Lebanon I don’t think I would be able to find a support club. I was interested in knowing if there were other resources locally and I did find an OSU outreach page that offer grandparents additional resources. In my dream, when I was caring for Ella I was going to church less and in a study done by Szinovacz, DeViney and Atkinson (1999) this was common. Women were less likely to attend church while they were providing care for their grandchildren; however men were more likely to attend (p. 381). This study found that while grandchildren were living at the home there was an increase in social supports

There are so many aspects to dementia care, and a great deal of it might seem overwhelming to both patient and caregiver. Thankfully, Visiting Angels will be there for you and your loved ones when they need it most. Visit their website for more information, and give them a call at (570)

Caring for a patient with dementia in an acute care setting requires an immense amount of patience and clinical support. As the article mentioned, the majority of these patients are being treated for their main diagnosis in addition to other chronic comorbidities, but unfortunately this does not always include their dementia. It is imperative and the importance is often overlooked regarding effective communication for these patients and their families. Regarding communication that works well with dementia patients includes an essential component of adjusting the environment. Close the door to the hallway to decrease noise and distraction, ask permission to turn on a gentle light and turn down the television, then tend to the basic needs the

Brain health is included and it is not uncommon for people to overlook the importance of feeding and exercising the brain properly, just as every other part of the body. There has been a sufficient amount of data to support techniques that will help in reducing the risk of dementia, Alzheimer’s in particular. Among these are increasing physical activity, receiving treatment for depression, quit smoking, control type two diabetes, have a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, fostering social engagement, control blood pressure and cholesterol levels, and participate in intellectually stimulating activities. The research currently documented does not necessarily state that these measures prevent Alzheimer’s directly, but rather enhance the overall health of people, which in return aids in preserving brain health as well. Research is continuously being conducted on Alzheimer’s and other related disorders of dementia, but for now the most widely accepted methods of prevention are becoming and staying healthy. Proper nutrition begins at an early age. It is easy for people to disregard the importance of their health when they are young since their choices are not typically directly affecting them. This is what needs to change. People need to be properly educated on the effects that their current life choices have on them in the future. The foods people eat, drugs people take, and overall lifestyle that people live will affect their overall

Families are challenged by Dementia in giving care.  Dementia is a disorder that affects memory, cognition, and mood.  The brain is affected many different illnesses, which result in dementia.  Some illness are infections of the CNS (central nervous system), such as meningitis, tertiary syphilis, encephalitis; HIV-related disorders; brain injuries; metabolic problems such as severe anemia; underactive thyroid; vitamin B12 deficiency; drug reactions; chronic alcoholism; and various neurological diseases such as Huntington’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and multiple sclerosis.  APA (American Psychiatric Association) requires one of the following criteria to be diagnose with dementia:  (a) impaired

My basic knowledge of Alzheimer’s and dementia comes from my work experience and from my classes. I’ve also attended many educational Alzheimer’s seminars, and I know that maintaining a healthy diet, exercising, avoiding mind-alternating drugs, and sleeping more all help in preventing or delaying Alzheimer’s.

When families first learn that their love one has dementia many thoughts may run through their heads. But the person who will have the task of caring for his or her loved one be thinking about themselves. Who is going to help me? What do I need to learn? When will I get a break? Where can I find resources? Why now? How will I make it?

Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the loss of memory and other cognitive abilities essential for the function of a healthy human being. Neuropathologically, the disease is characterized by the presence of neurofibrillary tangles and senile plaques, impaired synaptic function and cell loss.1 There is a major loss of cholinergic, noradrenergic, and dopaminergic neurons while at the same time there is an accumulation of free radicals and oxidative stress, leading to lipid peroxidation and neuronal degeneration in the tissues of the brain. Not only are there major physiological changes in patients with Alzheimer’s disease, but with these changes come cognitive symptoms as well. These include disruptions in memory, language, thinking,

There are a lot of ethical issues that someone can deal with when caring for someone with dementia or any other cognitive impairments. There are a set of medical ethics that we talked about in class. Those medical ethics include, autonomy, beneficence, justice, fidelity, non-maleficence and confidentiality. One of the important ethics in those is fidelity. Fidelity means that we should always be truthful and tell the truth about what something needs to be done. Since fidelity means that we should always tell the truth, an ethical dilemma that I have seen and personally dealt with is telling the truth to someone with dementia when they ask about a loved one that has passed away.