Patient Health History

M.E. is a 62-year-old woman who has a 5-year history of progressive forgetfulness. She is no longer able to care for herself, has become increasingly depressed and paranoid, and recently started a fire in the kitchen. After extensive neurologic evaluation, M.E. is diagnosed as having Alzheimer 's disease. Her husband and children have come to the Alzheimer 's unit at your extended care facility for information about this disease and to discuss the possibility of placement for M.E. You reassure the family that you have experience dealing with the questions and concerns of most people in their situation.

There is a limited number of family members and medical staff for the growing Alzheimer’s population. An important goal that we have included in our Outcome Goals is to identify, educate and increase the number of volunteers at facilities such as the Rosener House. This will increase the positive human contact for these residents and increase the time the medical staff has to address specific health needs of the elderly Alzheimer’s residents.

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

EXPLAIN THE IMPORTANCE OF RECORDING POSSIBLE SYMPTONS OF DEMENTIA IN AN INDIVIDUAL IN LINE WITH AGREED WAYS OF WORKING;

Any participant who develops severe dementia during the course of the study will be referred to his primary care physician and care will be taken not to interfere with the doctor- patient relationship.

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of progressive dementia currently affecting 5.3 million Americans. Of the 5.3 million, 5.1 million people are the elderly population with two-thirds of those affected being women. There is no treatment available to cure dementia but measures can be taken to sustain the quality of life. Dementia not only affects the patients directly, but also family members and caregivers as well. Family members deal with patient’s memory loss, changes in personality and also have to take care of the ill patients financially. According to WHO, the cost of dementia in 2010 worldwide was estimated to be $604 billion dollars. Apart from the economic pressure, family members also deal with the physical and emotional pressures that come with dementia.

There may be some sense of grief and disappointment but emotional support is garnered to strengthen the members from the family by the caregiver. The patient needs to be kept in a general well being condition regardless of the pace this illness is taking. The best of care services are extended to the patient at all stages of this illness regardless of its pace of deterioration. The dementia care rendered includes a normal life schedule as much as possible for the patient and the rest of the

More than five million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s(“What is Alzheimer’s?). Alzheimer’s is a disease that progessively worsens and eventually kills brain cells. The damaged brain cells lead to memory loss and trouble with cognitive thinking. Alzheimer’s deteriorates the brain slowly. Currently there is no cure for Alzheimer’s, but there are treatments. The treatmeants can’t reverse the damaged cells, but the process can be slowed. Placing a patient with Alzheimer’s in a long-term care facility is best for the patient’s health and well-being, because Alzheimer’s patients require around the clock care, caregivers will be overworked tending to

Various things that alzheimer’s patients do can be frustrating to caregivers when they don’t understand what is going through the patient’s head. In public, things can be overwhelming and sometimes embarrassing for a caregiver and they can become angry. Sometimes, the caregiver becomes angry and starts to be overbearing on the patient because they develop frustration. This is a point in time where caregivers frequently decide that it is a good idea to send their loved one to a facility that can better manage the disease (Callone,

My patient, Barbara Green, has a daughter named Ivy. Ivy has come to me with concerns that her mother has not been taking any of her medication to treat her diabetes and heart disease. She says that if she does not prompt her mother to take the medication, she will forget to take it for days. Ivy is worried about her mother and describes instances when Barbara seems to be day dreaming and becomes confused. Sometimes Barbara does not know who Ivy is. That is worrisome. I am going to do some research on Alzheimer 's and dementia, and see if Barbara could be developing either or both of these illnesses. I will analyze the symptoms, compare my findings to my patients symptoms, and produce a diagnosis and treatment for my patient.

Forms of violence and trauma resulting from the Indian Act during colonization are embedded in social determinants of health and are directly linked to a disproportionate burden of illness. Before colonization, Indigenous communities had ‘subsistence cultures’, which means that nutrition, diet, and medication were provided through their local ecosystem (Richmond & Cook, 2016, p. 3). During colonization by European settlers in Canada, conflicting ideologies about ways of living caused challenges between the Indigenous and Europeans (Richmond & Cook, 2016, p. 3). The need to manage Indigenous populations took the form of the Indian Act of 1867, which gave the federal

After Alzheimer's is diagnosed in a parent, or other elderly family member, the caregiver has the task of deciding what the best form of care for the patient is. In order to do this they have to fully understand what the disease is, and

Alzheimer’s disease is the top 10 fatal diseases that doesn’t have a cure, no means of prevention, and no disease-modifying treatment. Alzheimer’s disease isn’t just a disease that affects older aged people, there have been hundred, maybe even thousands of patients who have shown symptoms of Alzheimer’s during their 40’s, 50’s, or even in their 30’s. Although it is just about 5% of the time, whenever this happens to someone it’s referred as Alzheimer’s early on-set. In addition, about 700,000 people die from Alzheimer’s and dementia; this makes it the third leading cause of death behind cancer and heart disease. Unfortunately, the only thing we have against Alzheimer’s are treatments that help slow down the symptoms

Ms. R. is a 73 year-old divorced female, who has history of hypertension (HTN), coronary artery disease (CAD), hypercholesterolemia, and osteoporosis. She is on Ecotrn, Fosamax, Citracal, Crestor, Zestril. Ms. R. has been retired for more than 7 years as a factory worker. She lives with her daughter and a dog, named Abbey. Ms. R. lives an active lifestyle, e.g., she walks Abbey three times a day, walks to church for three miles on Sundays, and does work around the house. Every afternoon, she works in her garden where she grows some herbs and seasonal flowers. The vital signs taken at the time of the interview: Temperature = 98.8°F; Pulse = 78; Respiration = 12; and Blood Pressure = 110/80.

The 74-year old seems to be in a moderate stage of cognitive decline of Alzheimer's disease. The diagnosis was given with a possible CT scan, or MRI, as well as the information given by the patient’s wife with regards to the patient’s decline with self-care, and personal finances, and personality change. Research by Townsend (2015) in the moderate stage individuals lose some ability to perform activities of daily living independently such as hygiene, as well as managing personal finances