Influence of Current Policies, Theories, and Politics on Health and Social Care for Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer
In The
UK

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
Discuss how current policies, theories and politics have influenced this group’s health and
social care....................................................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
The Alzheimer's disease is define as the degenerate of brain cells which leads to various
cause of issue in memory, behaviour and thinking. This disease decreases the ability of a person's
ability to perform function properly. It is most common disease that occur majorly in older age
of people (Mullard, 2016). This cause various disability such as remembering new information,
poor complex tasking, problem in speaking, writing and recognizing faces. This disease develop
change in behaviour and personality in an individual. In this assignment, the influence of current
policies, theories and politics on service user group are cover.
TASK 1
Discuss how current policies, theories and politics have influenced this group’s health and social
care.
The Alzheimer's disease result in various cause in which person's lose ability in attaining
new information and disability in recognizing people. This disease occur as a mild in early stage
(Aderghal, 2018). Although, there is no cure present for this disease but there are some
treatments which help in minimizing the effect of this disease. This help in improving the quality
of life of age group of people. The intake of smoking, diabetes, drinking and deficiency of
physical activity can cause of Alzheimer's disease in later stage of life. The health and social care
practitioner assist people to reduce these risk factors so that chances of developing this disease
can be prevented including other disease. It occur highly in old age people but can also effect
earlier age of people.
There are approx 8,50,000 people are present in UK who are infected from this disease.
There are different issues are developed among older age of people by policies and politics. As
proper information about services are not relatively transferred to old people (Giebel, Sutcliffe
and Challis, 2015). There are some current issues are develop in this age group such as there are
various nursing homes who are not accepting old age of people as they can cause harm to
themselves and others. Due to their memory loss, the patients forget about information and
people that are surrounding to them. There are some policies of government which does not
consider them in their care services.
 There are various current policies which are introduce to improve the services that are
provided to Alzheimer's disease patients. Their framework establish to provide a long
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