Context Of Person : The Older Person And Family

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Contents
Case study1..................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
Discuss the biophysical and psychosocial processes pertinent to the case..........................................................2
Identify an assessment tool appropriate for use in this case and discuss the key elements of the tool......3
Discuss 3 priorities of care for this person......................................................................................................................3
Discuss any equity, rights and access issues relevant to the case...........................................................................4
Case study 2.................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Discuss the biophysical and psychosocial processes pertinent to the case..........................................................5
Identify an assessment tool appropriate for use in this case and discuss key elements of the tool.............5
Discuss 3 priorities of care for this person......................................................................................................................6
Discuss any equity, rights and access issues relevant to the case...........................................................................7
Case study 3................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Discuss the biophysical and psychosocial processes pertinent to the case..........................................................8
Identify an assessment tool appropriate for use in this case and discuss key elements of the tool.............8
Discuss 3 priorities of care for this person......................................................................................................................9
Discuss any equity, rights and access issues relevant to the case........................................................................10
Reference List............................................................................................................................................................................ 11

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Case study1.
Discuss the biophysical and psychosocial processes pertinent to the case.
The biophysical changes caused by people suffering from dementia are increased
deterioration of mental and physical health. Gradually the body shuts down and they lose
their capability to identify speech and nonverbal communication with the help of sense of
smelling, touching, seeing and listening.
The biophysical changes occurring in the body are a loss of mobility and their incapability
to sit along with the loss of memory and the ability to communicate through words. There
is also a difficulty to swallow liquids and foods thereby leading to weight loss. There is a
poor circulation of blood and as a result with the impairment of functions of bladder and
bowel.
As per Cerejeira, Lagarto and Ladinska (2012) the psychological processes relating to the
case are repetitions in the behavior, depression, agitation, social inappropriateness,
wandering, disturbance in the sleep, physical aggression and delusions and hallucinations.

Context Of Person : The Older Person And Family 3
Identify an assessment tool appropriate for use in this case and discuss the key
elements of the tool.
The assessment tool that is applicable to this case is Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment
Scale-Cognitive Subscale test that is used to evaluate the cognition in the clinical trials for
new drugs and research studies and other related interventions.
It measures the language and memory of the patient and comprises of 11 parts. It takes
almost 30 minutes to assess the patient. It contains 11 elements namely word recalling task
in which the person has been given 3 chances to recall the words as shown in the list of 10
words. It is used to test short-term memory.
The other items include naming figures and objects and following of commands in which
the patient is asked to follow certain commands such as to place a pencil ta the top of the
card etc (Kueper, Speechley and Odasso, 2018).
Discuss 3 priorities of care for this person.
The priorities of care for the person suffering from dementia can be person centered
care . Firstly, it is the responsibility of the person who care for the patient to set a positive
mood of interaction. The person should be addressed in a respectful and pleasant manner.
Secondly, the facial expressions physical touch and tone of voice of the care giver should
be in such a way that helps to convey the message and the feelings of affection. The
personalized care should be given to the patient. Simple words and sentences to convey