Wellness Program for Dementia Patients

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Introduction:
This paper would critically present an overview about the wellness program devised to
improve the quality of challenging symptoms among the dementia patients within a care facility.
Summary of the targeted audience:
According to a report published by Laver et al. (2016), it has been mentioned that on an
average 436,366 individuals are affected with Dementia in Australia. It has also been reported
that Dementia is the leading cause of mortality and disability among the Australians. As stated
by Laver et al. (2016), Dementia affects senior adults aged 65 and above. Also, 52% of the
patients within residential care facilities suffer from dementia (Wortmann, 2015). The disease
condition is accompanied with a number of challenging symptoms that includes poor memory,
poor cognition and depression. The target audience for the program would comprise of senior
adults aged 65 and above, diagnosed with Dementia and admitted in the geriatric ward of the
healthcare setting, I am currently placed in.
Outline of proposed activity:
The proposed activities that would be covered in the program would comprise of the
following:
 Administration of cognitive behavioral therapy to the Dementia patients (Spector et al.
2015)
 Making lists and notes to help the patients remember their appointments and other
important events (Laver et al., 2016)

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 Drafting a routine for activities of daily living such as taking medications, consuming
meals, observing personal hygiene and getting rest at appropriate times
The elements of the ICF model would include the provision of a safe environment to
ensure complete participation of the patients. In addition to this, the activities of daily living
such as cooking, planning meals and paying bills, along with affected cognitive skills and
mental health of the patients would be covered under the ICF model. On the other hand,
provision of a positive care environment suited to the diverse cognitive needs of the patient
can help based upon the PEO model would also help in achieving positive outcome. The
participation ratio and the quality of therapeutic relationship between the therapist and
patients would also be covered under this model.
In addition to this, the OTA would majorly work on the areas of self care and memory
skills. While the PTA would ideally ensure the effective administration of the cognitive
behavioral therapy to improve the symptoms.
Aligning the program objectives to the needs of the target audience:
As has already been discussed that Dementia patients characteristically experience
challenging symptoms such as depression, mood variation, confusion, poor cognition and poor
memory (Wortmann, 2015). Therefore, the program intends to administer evidence based
nursing interventions in order to appropriately address the challenging symptoms and foster
relief to the patients.
Aligning the program to the role of rehabilitation: