Care Skills of the Older Person With Dementia

CARE SKILLS/CARE OF THE OLDER PERSON
B2131
THE PROVISION OF TOTAL CARE NEEDS FOR
A DEPENDENT PERSON WITH A DIAGNOSIS
OF DEMENTIA
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Vanildes Lilia Maruk

CONTENTS:
Definition of Dependent Person
Definition of Dementia
Causes of Dependency
Causes of Alzheimer`s
Signs and Symptoms of Alzheimer`s
Needs of a Client
Importance of a Care Plan
Key Point
Identified reporting procedures
Identified Relevant Records
The Role of Carer and Identification of Members
Identification of Assistance Required
Aids and Equipment Available
Conclusion
Recommendations
References
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THE PROVISION OF TOTAL CARE NEEDS FOR A
DEPENDENT PERSON WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF
DEMENTIA.
Definition of Dependent Person: Dependent Person
could be a person who depends on or needs someone
or something for aid, support or favour.
Definition of Dementia: Dementia can be describing
a group of symptoms that over time include problems
with memory, thinking or language, and changes in
mood, emotions, perception and behaviour.
Causes of dependency
Birth: Dependence by birth. The baby depends on the
mother to be fed, bathed, dressed etc.
Illness/Disease: It can be described as a person who
is sick or suffering from an illness and needs care and
support from someone else.
Accident: It can be described as a person who has had
accident and needs someone else's care.
Age: Elderly person who can no longer support
themselves and needs care from someone else.
Dementia/Alzheimer`s: Dementia is a general
decline in mental abilities such as memory, language
and reasoning that persists throughout life and can
interfere with a person's normal activities and
relationships. Alzheimer's disease is a type of dementia
that impairs memory, thinking and behaviour. In terms
of prevalence, we can say that it is the main dementia,
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since it is responsible for more than half of the cases in
the world.
Causes of Alzheimer`s:
Alzheimer`s disease is thought to be caused by the
abnormal build-up of proteins in and around brain cells.
One of the proteins is called amyloid. Although it`s not
known exactly what causes this process to begin,
scientists now that it begins many years before
symptoms appear. In more unusual forms of
Alzheimer`s disease, different areas of the brain are
affected.
Signs and Symptoms of Alzheimer`s:
10 important warning signs:
Sign 1 – Memory loss. Forget appointments, names or
friend`s phone number. Forget things more often or
may have difficulty recalling information that has
recently been learned.
Sign 2 – Difficulty performing familiar tasks. Forgetting
how to do a typical routine or task, such as preparing a
meal or getting dressed.
Sign 3 – Problems with language. A person who living
with dementia may forget simple words or may
substitute words such that what they are saying is
difficult to understand.
Sign 4 – Disorientation in time and space. Become lost
on their own street, not knowing how they got there or
how to get home.
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