4222-366 Understand and meet the nutritional requirements of individuals with dementia Outcome 1 Understand the nutritional needs that are unique to individuals with dementia. 1.Cognitive means the affect that dementia has on thinking skills eg memory, understanding etc. Functional is about the ability to perform actions such as feeding themselves. Emotional is about how they feel and react eg confusion can cause distress and aggression. As dementia progresses, eating and drinking
Understand the nutritional needs that are unique to individuals with dementia 1.1 - Describe how cognitive functional and emotional changes associated with dementia can affect eating drinking and nutrition: Cognitive: if cognitive ability is impaired a patient could forget to eat, or think they aren’t being fed at all as well as forgetting to drink etc, they may also leave cookers or other hot things on as they have forgotten they have put them on, Functional: They may not be able to feed
Learner statement Level 3 Diploma Health and Social Care Learner Name: Queenbe Rose Losaria Unit Title: 366-Understand and meet the nutritional requirements of individuals with dementia. Learner statement Assessor Use Only- Assessment Criteria Met Learner to provide narrative under each statement of how they meet the criteria. You must provide answers to each question that allow your assessor to properly assess what work duties you are doing or what role you have within your work. It expected
must assume, without discrimination, that the individual is telling the truth. you must speak to them in a calm and sensitive way (one would do so at all other times, but this is currently even more important) you must reassure the individual that they were right to tell of the abuse records must be taken of what has been said by the individual; these records must also include the date, time and place you must do your upmost best to reassure the individual as well as you can, and tell them that you
functional and emotional changes associated with dementia can affect eating, drinking and nutrition? Cognitive: depending on the type of dementia a person has they may have trouble in recognising the food in front of them or not understand that the food provided is for them, they may even view the food in front of them as food. This can be caused by their minds not recognising what is in front of them. Functional: depending on the type of dementia a person has they may struggle to use their knife
Unit 4222-366 Understand and meet the nutritional requirements of individuals with dementia Outcome 1 Understand the nutritional needs that are unique to individuals with dementia 1 Descride how congnitive, functional and emotional changes asspociated with dementia can affect eating, drinking and nutrition. Cognitive- People with dementia some times struggles to reconise food and drink, which is sometimes when they do not eat any food or drink but down in front of them or do not like what they
Understand the neurology of Dementia Describe a range of causes of dementia syndrome Dementia syndrome is a combination of conditions, which are sometimes called a mixed dementia. Causes of dementia are: • Specific diseases; Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease. • Cerebral vascular accident such as stroke of the brain • A group of conditions/brain disorders Alzheimer’s is caused by broken signals within the brain leading to the death of brain cells, this can also lead to a shortage of some important
experience of dementia Understand the neurology of dementia 1.1 Describe a range of causes of dementia syndrome Fixed cognitive impairments are due to a single event. Traumatic brain injury may cause generalized damage to the white matter of the brain or localized damages. A temporary reduction in the supply of blood and oxygen to the brain may lead to this type of dementia. A stroke or brain infection can also be the cause of dementia. Excessive alcoholic intake results in alcoholic dementia. Use of
hospitals. Malnutrition especially in this population is often underdiagnosed and this is exactly why Nutritional Assessment is very important in order to identify and treat patients that are at risk. Undernourishment can cause many health problems that could easily be prevented with the proper nutrition. Malnutrition can be reversed if it was addressed early. Problem: Malnutrition in elderly individuals is usually underdiagnosed and the prevalence of malnutrition among elderly has increased in nursing
lowered in individuals who smoke and chances of atherosclerosis increases in the body due to an increase in blood fibrinogen and viscosity levels, which can lead to blood clots (Aldwin & Gilmer, 2013). 2. As people age, the individual’s energy or caloric needs are less. However, the protein, vitamins and minerals requirements remain constant. Healthy older adults should increase the amount of protein the diet to maintain muscle mass, especially if the person is sick. Overweight individuals should consider