Nursing Home Dementia Case Study

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

Humanity is living longer these days creating the need for long-term care facilities. Today’s families need to work outside the home forcing their loved ones to enter the dependency of the extended care and long-term care facilities. More and more of the retirees are seeking better facilities for themselves because there are more options. There are more than meets the eyes in the nursing and long-term care that involves families and personnel in the decision making for their loved ones.

CCIB LPA Perryman-French received a call form Delores. Her mother, Bernice Howard (DOB 02/24/1925) has Alzheimers and dementia. Her mother was living at another facility, when she required an awake night staff. She was moved into this location around June 20 or 21st, 2015. Delores left the area and then returned on 07/05/15. During that time, she had her son checking on her. Sometime around 07/01/15 or 07/02/15, her son told her that he was told there was an altercation between staff "La" and Bernice in the kitchen. The result was bruises on her arms (where she was grabbed) and a visible scratch. Bernice informed her that she was hit, slapped, grabbed and scratched and also reported that she responded by getting her (La) back. The family had

R/s Mr. Joe Adams has some dementia issues and he is wheelchair-bound. R/s Mr. Adams’ daughter-in-law Georgia is his caregiver. R/s the home looks as if dumpsters are being dump there. R/s the family has a dog that uses the bathroom inside the home. R/s the home is infested with bugs. R/s there is old food with flies. R/s the smell of filth and dog will knock you off of your feet. R/s Georgia is giving Mr. Adams unprescribed Xanax to get his debt card, so she can buy groceries and pay bills. R/s the home is being foreclose and Mr. Adams will be homeless because Georgia said she will leave Mr. Adams there. R/s Mr. Adams son Jerry is also in the home, it is alleged Jerry has mental issues. R/s Mr. Adams wants to place in an assisted living setting.

No amount of urging will help your loved one remember something they do not. In fact, using phrases such as, "Oh, you remember, we did this..." may even cause more frustration than not remembering the activity, because now they are being coached that they should have remembered the

Although many families want to do what is best for their loved one, they may be required to make the decision to place them into a nursing home because it is too hard to care for them on their own. Even though this is a very hard decision, they find themselves questioning themselves whether it is the right time for this big change. How do you know it is time? What are some of the signs? At Johns Hopkins Memory and Alzheimer’s Treatment Center, researcher Peter Rabins, talked about some of the signs you will see to help you better decide. If the development of a physical impairment advances and the caregiver can no longer meet the demand of help, it may be time to place the loved

On 12/13/16 at around 8:55 am the aide-Grier Gloria- call the agency to report that her patient- Tomasulo Catherine is missing since yesterday. As per the aide on 12/12/16 at around 4:30-5:00pm the patient became aggressive, stated that she wants to go outside, did not wait for the aide who needed to put on boots and coat, opened the door and leave the house. The patient lives alone in the privet house, has dementia, but was not prone to wandering before this day. The aide stated that by the time she was run out of the house she noticed direction the patient was heading, but when she reached the corner of the nearest streets the patient was disappear. She was looking for her until 6:30pm, return to the patient’s house to see if the patient

This is a 76-year-old, white male, seen for evaluation of dementia as well as some speech difficulty. The patient states that he started having symptoms in 2008 and he has had multiple studies, MRI scan and a CT scan, which shows some lacunar infarcts as well as some ventricular dilatation consistent with multiple infarcts and possible cerebral atrophy. Patient did have some speech difficulty since one of his strokes. The patient denies any other neurologic signs or symptoms.

Declining health and depression are two of the largest reasons families look into assisted living homes for aging loved ones. Making sure that the healthcare needs of the elderly are met becomes a priority for every family as the roles begin to reverse from the parent being the primary caregiver of their children to the children being responsible for meeting the needs of aging parents. Diseases such Alzheimer’s and dementia are very difficult for not only the

Dementia is a nerve cell in the brain and can be caused by a head injury, tumor, or having a stroke. Dementia is irreversible when caused by trauma; however it might be reversible with cases caused by drugs and alcohol. My aunt was diagnosed with dementia she had treatable cognitive symptoms. She had to be evaluated with several laboratory test and images of her brain. The DR. told her it can be treated; however it’s possible that it may not be reversed. Due to the sever drug abuse she became very depressed, her vitamin B levels were low, and she never wanted to eat. While doing research I’ve learned that in the next 20 years Dementia will double and 81.1 million people will be affected. Treatments for reversed Dementia can restore some of

Therefore, this home should be an Alzheimer’s friendly home and it should put everything in place to support John such as staff training aiming at how to support John (Dicks et al., 2015; RCN, 2013). John’s medication should also be reviewed regularly (NICE, 2006; RCPSYCH, 2015).

She is 94 years old just had a birthday 11/11. She has been here since 08/2014 end-stage dementia initially with a right hip fracture. She has now been in the dementia unit since its opening. In this interval period of time, there has been no major change of her status. I have talked to the nursing staff. They say that she gets a little bit more agitated in the evening when they try to provide care to her but not impeding the CNA's from doing their care requirements. She eats about 50% of her trays. Her weights have been stable. She has about 125 pounds over the last several months. This month has weighed in at 123 pounds. There has been no acute illness or incident which has required acute intervention during this interval period

Throughout the semester I have learned of the prevalent deterioration which happens among elderly individuals. Even if the skills which they use to cope with their aging, and diseases which happen. I learned of the psychological development of individuals, the difficulties of LGBT retirement, the Super of Career of Development, the development of social relationships, and skills which can be used so that older individuals stay youthful. I have found several of them interesting because they showed how individuals go through certain stages as they get older. I have thought of these topics thoroughly as I have gone through the topic on Alzheimer's before, and this comes about mostly as someone is of an older age.

Assisting with ADL’s are essential. Some residents are more dependent than others. It’s best to always promote independence and let them continue doing what task they can instead of doing it for them. My case study, who shall remain nameless, is partially dependent. Some things he can do independently while others he needs guidance. Most men are use to being very independent and proud which makes assisting with ADL’s difficult at times. Every resident has the right to refuse care. I show my respect by giving choices and allowing them to be in simulated control. If my help is needed, they don’t feel embarrassed to ask me for assistance.

Alzheimer's is now the sixth leading causes of death in the U.S. Researcher are struggling