Wellington Hospital: Alzheimer's Care, Policies, and External Support

This report analyzes the support available for individuals with Alzheimer's disease, referencing a case study at Wellington Hospital. It explores the contributions of family, communities, and healthcare providers, emphasizing the importance of a supportive environment and specialized care. The report examines the strengths and weaknesses of hospital policies and procedures, considering factors such as client-focused services, cost-effectiveness, and staff involvement. Furthermore, it identifies external resources available to patients, including communication strategies, activities of daily living (ADL) training, and telecare systems, as well as governmental aids like events and programs, and environmental adaptations like lighting and safe flooring. The report uses references from various books and journals to support its findings.

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Q.4 Support available from different groups.
Possible response of an organisation to
an individual
Wellington is one of the biggest hospital in
UK and come across several cases on daily
basis. Mrs. Smith came for regular check up
and get to know that she is suffering from
Alzheimer's a type of brain disease in which
persons ability to remember things and
events reduces. It is generally observed at
old age but sometimes can occur in young
people too due to any reason. The disease
becomes more serious with change in time
and can effect the persons mental condition
to a great extent (Lin, Dean and Ensel,
2013). Hence in this case the diseased
person requires maximum care and attention
is required to a great extent. Different parties
can give their contribution towards helping
Mrs. Smith in following manner:
Family – People spend their maximum time
with family and if it is found that they are
cooperative than they can actually minimise
any negative energy. By realising that it is a
type of disease which can be managed easily
if group efforts are taken as it is a myth that
dementia is a very sever illness. No one
from home should avoid the suffering
person considering it a communicable
disease as it is not of that type. By giving a
supportive attitude the degree of illness
impacts can be minimised to a great extent.
By getting the support of family patient can
feel confident, her self – esteem will be
developed and she can learn skills to face
various challenges.
Communities – It is a case in which mostly
the diseased person forgets his address and
wanders here and there in search without
having any idea about his/her destination.
Therefore, neighbours or relatives can act as
a great help to the patient. They can give
attention to the diseased person that
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whenever they come across Mrs. Smith
without making it evident they can interact
with her in general and can help her in
reaching to right place or finding their
belongings (Maschiand et.al., 2011).
Wellington health care - This institute
enables the patient in living in well to
condition. They can bolster the suffering
person in the accompanying conduct which
are as per the following-
1. Expert ought to give direction to the
relatives that what ought to be done or what
not to be for managing these issues.
2. Different techniques are suggested which
can be helpful in recollecting the memory so
which provides help to the diseased person.
3. Expert ought to compose those action by
which quiet utilize their psyche and play
different amusements that will enable the
patient for living in well to condition.
4. As indicated by the circumstance ,advisor
should manage the issue like if quiet are
forceful or baffled then he should utilize non
sedate approach. According to this code of
conduct master connects with the diligent
and patient collaborates with other
individuals of the general public and he
listens the music , and different exercises
that are important for the patient.
Discussed above are the ways in which the
person suffering from the given disease can
deal with the situation in a better way.
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Q.5 Strength and weakness of different
policies and procedures.
Each association have arrangements and
strategy for managing the clients and for
accomplishing the coveted result. These
arrangements are set by the prerequisites of
the clients and circumstance of the market. It
is accomplished for meeting the desire of the
clients. Each strategies and system have a
few qualities and shortcomings that ought to
be distinguished the business for fulfilling
the outcome (Liu and Miller, 2014).
Following are the quality and shortcomings
of the approaches and strategy of Wellington
which are as per the following-
Quality There are number of quality in the
approach which are as per the following-
1. It gives the administrations as per the
prerequisites of the clients.
2. It charges costs of administrations as per
the economic situation.
3. It concentrate on the social advantage as
opposed to it's advantages.
4. While taking any choice ,it includes the
workers with the goal that they can spur and
give great administrations to the clients.
5. It sets the gauges that how to manage the
clients and in like manner it treats with the
clients. 6. It gives the administrations with
trustworthiness to the clients. It is the
principle arrangement of Wellington.
6. It gives the administrations with
trustworthiness to the clients. It is the
principle arrangement of Wellington.
7. It's other arrangement quality is to give
best administrations to each patient
exclusively.
8. It's strategy is useful in accomplishing the
upper hands.
9. It's quality is to furnish administrations
with poise and with privacy.
Shortcomings – It's approach have
additionally a few defects which are as per
the following -
1. It's approach is likewise similar to
different contenders . There is no separation
in the strategy that will help in drawing in
the clients.
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2. It's strategy is less adaptable means it can
not effortlessly embrace the progressions
that are presenting in the market.
3. There is no legitimate coordination
between the diverse divisions or workers.
4. It's approach is not ready to unravel the
administration issue that are caused in the
association.
5.It's approaches are not ready to keep up
great association with the clients or
accomplices or other individual who are
identified with the association (Meier and
et.al., 2011).
Q.6 External sources available for dementia.
There are various sources that are
available in the external surroundings in
order to help patients suffering from
dementia. Some of them are discussed in
detail below:
Communication - Correspondence is at the
centre of all compelling mental mediations,
and interaction procedures adjusted to the
person's needs and capacities are the
primary building squares to boost the
abilities and guaranteeing minimal measure
of reliance mind. Individuals with dementia
likewise need their vision and hearing tried
and the most suitable guide accessible for
utilize while connecting. Great
correspondence implies taking care of
prompts which are frequently non-verbal
and utilizing dialect and sentence make-up
that relates the person's level of
understanding, tangible capacities and
culture. Experimenting with various
expressions and words to locate the ones
that inspire the best reaction and adjusting
tone and rate of discourse can have the
effect between the individual with dementia
playing out an assignment with a verbal
provoke and the parental figure doing the
undertaking for the individual.
ADL training - Writing and current practice
propose that for individuals with dementia
exercises of day by day living. (ADL) ability
preparing can advance autonomy in
individual care undertakings (like bathing
and like activities) and amplify the
utilization of aptitudes and investment in
their own particular care. The preparation
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can likewise prompt less interruption and
person may become self sufficient in helping
themselves.
Telecare – It is a method to conveyance
care from a separation to a more established
individual living at home through PCs and
broadcast communications frameworks,
'includes a scope of administrations
including virtual going to, update
frameworks, home security, and social
caution frameworks with the general point
of staying away from hospitalization and
supporting maturing set up (Saps and
Bonilla, 2011). Individuals with dementia
might have the capacity to live securely and
autonomously, limiting potential dangers. A
telecare bundle may include observing
movement examples to recognize any
progressions that may caution of potential
well-being changes or of an occasion, for
example, a fall. Responsive alerts can
distinguish chances by checking movement
(for instance falls) and the nearness of flame
and gas and setting off a notice to a reaction
focus or carer.
There are some other aids which are
available for various patients suffering from
this disease like:
Government – Ruling authorities likewise
assumes a vital part in this. Government
composes numerous occasions or projects
that helps the individual who are confronting
these issue. It makes that condition in
occasion that patient can appreciate it and
overlook their issues.
Diminishing stress through excess lights –
For lessening the Dementia ,there should be
less brightness disturbance in light of the
fact that an individual feels relaxed and
finds piece when is staying in natural light.
Safe ground surface – At residents ,there
should be safe floor coverings with same
hues so patient won't befuddle . There ought
not wet, sparkly or intelligent floor for
lessening the danger of falling. Every one of
these things help in decreasing the Dementia
issues.
Marks - In each things ,there ought to be
utilized names with the goal that they can
distinguish the things. Like put the names on
lavatory entryways and drawer with the goal
that patient can without much of a stretch
realize that what inside in it.
Condition – It likewise helps in lessening
the Dementia. It incorporates trees and
different things like greenery and so forth
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