Dementia Issues

The term ‘dementia’ describes a set of symptoms which can include loss of memory, mood changes and problems with communication and reasoning. These symptoms occur when the brain is damaged by certain conditions and diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. 
Age is the greatest risk factor for dementia. Dementia affects one in 14 people over the age of 65 and one in six over the age of 80. However, dementia is not restricted to older people: in the UK, there are over 17,000 people under the age of 65 with dementia, although this figure is likely to be an underestimate.

This essay will aim to introduce the term dementia including the types, causes, prevalence, young onset and models of care. This essay will continue to address what skill could be implemented to provide person centred care with understanding of health promotion and recovery concepts.

Professional people have to deal with senior adults as a special population and intervene to prevent and protect them from getting abused. Furthermore, the researchers discuss the ways to recognize the abusers by absorbing how complex or flexible the relationship between the caregivers and the victims and by knowing the caregivers’ personal issues as stress, which may lead to the abuse (Gorbien & Eisenstein, 2005). People who take care of elderly have to provide great attention to these vulnerable people and being aware of all the circumstances that around them whether relationship problems, illness problem as identifying dementia at an early stage, and promoting home service Monod (2013). All of these examples may prevent elder abuse.

Dr. Darcy’s ethical obligation is to make sure that Mr. Jones is safe, and receiving the proper care that he needs. As we have seen in the literature, misdiagnosis, and abuse is a relevant, and rampant problem that is faced in the senior community. This paper has highlighted the need for more intervention in long term care facilities in order to help residents who are being abused by staff. The total number of residents who are experiencing abuse is hard to know, since abuse is under reported. One conclusion that can be made from reading the literature, is that elderly people who suffer from dementia are more likely to be victims of elder abuse. It is our job as therapists to do the best we can to make sure that are clients are safe in the

A review of her medical records indicates that on 12/16/16 and 12/20/16 she has urine ordered for UA, C & S due to increased incontinence. On 1/3/17 she was ordered a psych consult due to mood changes. She is taking buspirone hcl 15 mg for agitation. She does suffer from advanced dementia. The facility nurse reports that she continues to suffers from co-morbidities of hypothyroid-stable, HTN-stable and anemia which is chronic. She is known to the palliative care team as she was admitted to palliative care July of 2016 due to her advanced dementia and weight loss, at which time she was in assisted living. She has since transferred to SNF at the gardens due to her progressive decline.

5 Dementia Myths By Tracey Maxfield Dementia Aware: what you need to know about dementia myths and misconceptions Advances in health care and technology has enhanced longevity, and people are healthier and living longer than ever before. This has resulted in an increased prevalence of dementia (Alzheimer’s Disease International & WHO, 2012). Dementia is highly stigmatized and universally feared. It is often perceived as a normal part of ageing and that people with dementia do not live a normal, happy life and will become unpredictable, aggressive and/or wander. These misconceptions have resulted in many people not seeking diagnosis and treatment, and those already diagnosed with dementia feeling shame, fear and embarrassment, becoming

Elder abuse is commonly unheard of and may be initially associated with more relatable forms of abuse such as physical, sexual or psychological abuse (Patterson, 2017). However, elder abuse encompasses physical, psychological, sexual, financial, self-neglect and neglectful organised care (World Health Organisation [WHO], 2016a). Furthermore, older adults are at risk if they are socially isolated, discriminated against, afraid, have impaired cognitive function, dementia and impaired judgement or insight (Johannesen & LoGiudice, 2013). Additionally, carer factors contribute to the risk of older adult abuse such as the carer’s psychological state, socioeconomic strain and mental illness (Johannesen & LoGiudice, 2013).

Dementia is an extremely common disease among the elderly, with 4 million Americans currently suffering from the Alzheimer’s type alone. Figures show that 3% of people between the ages of 65-74 suffer from the disease, rapidly increasing to 19% for the 75-84 age bracket, and as high as 47% for the over 85s. Therefore, it is easy to see why Dementia is such a large part of many people’s lives, whether they are suffering from the condition themselves, or have an elderly relative who requires full time care just to undertake simple day to day tasks. The disease can be extremely traumatic for the patient and their families, as the person, who may have been extremely lively and bright throughout their

Describe how different individuals may experience living with dementia depending on age, type of dementia, and level of ability and disability:

Person-centred dementia approach is described as a practical treatment likewise a philosophy of patient’s care. Also known as holistic, individualized, or patient-oriented care. It is concentrated on the whole person—not on the biomedical symptoms of a particular patient’s disorder. Perceiving that dementia affects people in individual ways is essential. Realising that the impact of the disease depends on what kind of dementia the person has.

Dementia is considered globally health challenge. A significant increase of people having dementia is increasing yearly which is proportion to the population of New Zealand. According to Ministry of Health (n.d), dementia means loss of memory function due to the physical change of the brain. Extensive research and further improvement of the services particularly on dementia care is being conducted every year by the New Zealand Ministry of health as a counter action to the dilemma. Thus creating the structure or framework for dementia care in New Zealand is helpful and it was immediately used as a reference for all the services related to Dementia care.

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia. It is a degenerative neurological disease and progressively affects the severity of cognitive skills, memory loss, language, disorientation of time and difficulties in performing daily tasks. In 2014 almost 800,000 people in the UK over the age of 65 years had dementia and that number was estimated to increase substantially (Age UK, 2015), putting excessive pressure on the residential care home now and even more so in the future. The World Health Organisation (WHO) have recognised globally, structural barriers in the health and social care system. The Active Aging policy released by the WHO date recognises the rights for the older generation and states that they have the right to equal opportunity and treatment in all aspects of life.

Dementia is an umbrella term used to explain the gradual decline in multiple areas of functions, which includes thinking, perception, communication, memory, languages, reasoning, and the ability to function (Harrison-Dening 2013). Worldwide, 47.5 million people have dementia and there are 7.7 million new cases every year. Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia and may contribute to 60–70% of cases. (Alzheimer's society 2014). The complexity of dementia presents a number of behavioural challenges to those who live with dementia and their care providers. Aggressive behaviour seems to be one of the most prevalent challenging behaviours in the different stages of dementia (Weitzel et al 2011). As acute care

Overall, I did pretty well on the quiz. I only missed a few of the questions. Many of these questions seemed like common sense, such as when we age, our senses, such as eyesight and hearing, decline. Also, we tend to lose our physical strength as we age. I was aware that older adults are still very much interested in having sex from taking human sexuality, but I'm sure many others missed that question. That is a very common belief that the elderly are not sexually active. It's relieving to know that the majority of older adults do not suffer from dementia or end up in nursing homes. In fact, a very small percentage of older adults are diagnosed with dementia. This gives me hope for my future! The most surprising answer that I missed was the

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