Dementia is an illness related to the loss of intellectual abilities and as the disease progresses it damages the ability to carry out activities of daily living (Andersen, Writtrup-Jensen, Lolk, Andersen, & Kragh-Sørensen, 2004). My patient, Seraphina, is an individual in the early stages of dementia. An individual with dementia often shows signs of memory loss and decreased social interaction. Therefore, an activity that would help improve these characteristics would be a baking class or a book club. Both of these activities improve social interaction because they take place in a group setting allowing for interaction among participants. Although these activities may not directly improve memory specifically, they do influence cognition as a whole. …show more content…
For a patient with early stages of dementia, like Seraphina, one goal would be to demonstrate the understanding on the importance of mental and social functionality. An objective would be to demonstrate the ability to express feelings or thoughts to friends and family. When in a group setting, participants will be able to perform the activity and engage in conversation with others 75% of the time, as judged by a CTRS. For my patient Seraphina, a baking class would be beneficial for her to achieve this goal because there are others around her, so this will help spark conversation during the activity and encourage her input. This activity is also suitable for her because she likes to do activities with her hands and have tangible products. Not to mention that this will improve her cognitive functioning since she has to read and follow a recipe, which stimulates her brain to remember
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
2.2 Explain how positive interactions with individuals who have dementia can contribute to their wellbeing
Nearly 135 million people worldwide will be impacted by dementia by 2050 (Robinson, Tang, Taylor,. 2015). Dementia is not a disease, it is an overall term that describes a wide range of symptoms associated with the decline in memory and thinking skills. Dementia is a progressive illness that results in the loss of one’s sense of self (Burns, Byrne, Ballard, Holmes, 2002). The two most common forms of dementia are Alzheimer’s disease and Vascular dementia. Dementia is progressive and people with dementia experience complications with short-term memory, keeping track of personal items, paying bills, taking care of themselves and daily tasks (Haigh, Mytton, 2016). Due to the rising number of individuals developing dementia, it is causing major challenges in the healthcare systems and society (Angermeter, Luck, Then, Riedel-Heller, 2016). Utilizing psychotropic medications are often ineffective or harmful to the individual, therefore, many patients decide to utilize sensory therapy as a form of treatment instead (Livingston, Kelly olmes, et al., 2014). Caregivers of individuals with dementia can also experience health consequences related to caregiving at the end of life. Spousal caregivers are 40.5% higher odds of experiencing frailty as a result of caregiving (Carr, Dassel, 2017). Dementia does not only affect the individual, it affects those around them, society, and the healthcare system.
Before you are able to do an activity and get resident to be involved, you must be able to gain trust from them as this will get people to attend your group. In addition, you must choose activities and games relating to one’s level of functioning since you are working with resident who have different severity level of dementia. You must also learn and understand that you must be flexible when facilitating a group as anything can happen. For example, when one resident is not cooperating during a group or making a scene like making a fuss during an activity then you must be able to remove that residents or move onto another activity.
According to the Healthy People 2020 objectives, dementia can negatively impact a person's ability to perform their daily tasks without the help and supervision of a qualified caregiver. Based on these objectives, the health program proposal includes:
Writing a research paper is very difficult. Picking a topic is even harder. The topic I have chose to write about is dementia. Dementia is a chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes cause by brain disease or injury and marked by memory disorders, or personalities. This is a very personal topic for me. Researching this topic made me understand something that happen to me recently. My great-grandmother passed away May 21st, 2011. After ninety four years of a wonderful life she passed away. She was diagnosed with dementia two months before she died. You would never even think that she would have dementia. She never showed any signs of dementia besides the final days of her life. I feel like doing research on this topic
People who suffer from dementia disease experiences many challenges as their disease progress, their mental and physical abilities are declining they often rely on someone else to care for them. Often time the caregiver is the spouse who spend 35 hours a week caring for the person who has dementia. The caregiver can face many challenges caring for the person. This paper will explore the effects when caring for a spouse with dementia. The three main effects are : psychological effects, physical issues and financial effects
As a person's dementia develops, it is likely to have an impact on some of their abilities but there will still be lots that the person can enjoy doing, both individually and with others. Maintaining existing skills, as far as possible, can give the person pleasure and boost their confidence. For this reason, it is important to help them find activities that they enjoy doing, and to continually adapt them to meet the person's changing interests and needs, throughout the illness.
other brain functions. Dementia is irreversible and has a huge impact on the family and
CS intervention offers a range of enjoyable activities to people with dementia which focus on general stimulation, concentration and memory usually runs in a social setting (Woods, Aguirre, Spector, & Orrell, 2012). CS was developed based on Reality Orientation (RO). RO was developed in the late 1950s to help inpatient older people with confusion in improving their mental stimulation and QoL (Taulbee & Folsom, 1966). RO adopts the techniques of presentation and repetition of orientation information, in order to provide the person with greater understanding of their surroundings. For example using various visual aids, a facilitator repeatedly presents basic orientation and environmental information include the person name, where they are, the times of the day and year or the weather. RO can operate as a continuous “24 hour” classroom or in groups on a regular basis to provide orientation-related activities to participants (Brook, Degun, & Mather, 1975). The purpose of these orientation-related activities is to establish a group environment (Citrin & Dixon, 1977) and improve patient sense of control and self-esteem (Spector, Orrell, Davies, & Woods, 2001). In one of the earliest studies (Woods, 1979) found that classroom RO led to improvement in cognitive function. Later (Spector et al., 2001) conducted a pilot study to test the feasibility of RO and developed a program of CS therapy based on a systematic evaluation of the literature of RO which identified its key components
The data was collected from the CASCADE (the Choices, Attitudes, and Strategies for Care of Advanced Dementia at the End-of-Life) database and National Institutes of Health to locate dementia patients this was the fastest way to reach and contact a cohort of patients. The health history of the cohort was gathered from patients’ medical charts and from health care providers in nursing homes to save time from reassessing the patients. The regular physical examination of the patients was scheduled every 3 months for up to 18 months to evaluate health status, clinical complications, distressing symptoms, and burdensome interventions. These visits helped the researchers to record the progression of the disease. Also, a cognitive examination with the Test for Severe Impairment had been done for each patient.
In the Alzheimer’s support group, I experienced cohesiveness, where members of the group share commonality (Gladding, 2016). Moreover, many Alzheimer’s patients experience some of
At the clinic, patients with Alzheimer’s Disease undergo a series of brain exercises that are used to stimulate the brain in the areas of memory and personality for two weeks at a time. After stimulating the parts of the brain that had previously deteriorated, some patients have begun to participate in activities or recall memories they had not been able to in a very long time. For example, some patients began to drive, bake, and remember their grandchildren’s name. The goal of this clinic is to slow down the progression of Alzheimer’s so the patients can communicate and live a functioning life as long as possible. After partaking in the brain exercises, it is crucial for patients to continue to use their brain by thinking and talking about
Out of the rapidly inclining population in the world, there are people who develop dementia every 66 seconds(“2016 Alzheimer’s Disease”). Being such a common disease in the elderly, there are 47.5 million people in the world with this disease(“2016 Alzheimer’s Disease”). Once families start to realize that their parents and grandparents have developed this, they start to wonder if they are able to live on their own. Within a few months, a decision is made whether if it is best for them to be put into a nursing home. Most often, those with dementia do happen to end up in nursing homes. Many wonder if being put into a nursing home will actually cause their dementia and their ability to live on their own to worsen. With the effects of activities, this could change. Activities help slow the deterioration of the brain(Smith). The activities and exercises performed by nursing homes to help improve the overall cognitive development in dementia patients. Nursing homes should induct purposeful daily activities to improve cognitive, social, and psychological development in dementia care
The research aims at determining the affect of dementia on the lives of individuals and how it impacts on their social interactions. The research will also identify the ways in which aging individuals can refrain themselves from falling prey to this disease. It will highlight some important information for caregivers who will better understand this disease and will know how to deal with people who have this disease. As we all