Dementia: Historical Context, Healthcare Impact, and Future Trends

This presentation provides a comprehensive overview of dementia, starting with its definition, symptoms, and various types. It delves into the historical background of dementia, tracing its understanding from ancient times to the present day. The presentation examines the relationship between dementia and the Affordable Care Act, highlighting the Act's role in providing benefits and improving care quality for dementia patients. It also explores the impact of the medical workforce on dementia care, the costs associated with dementia, and issues related to access and class disparities in dementia care. Furthermore, the presentation discusses the government's role in regulating, coordinating, and standardizing dementia care, as well as the role of information technology in improving healthcare services for dementia patients. Ethical and legal issues surrounding dementia are addressed, including patient confidentiality, mental competence, and driving restrictions. Finally, the presentation concludes with a look at the future of dementia, including projected increases in cases and potential treatments under clinical trials. The presentation references several scholarly sources to support its claims and provide further reading on the topic.

Health Service
Dementia

Dementia
• Dementia is a category of brain disease.
• It causes gradual decrease in thinking and
remembering ability.
• It affects the daily functioning of a person.
• No affect on the person’s consciousness.

Symptoms of dementia
• Cognitive
• Behavioral
• Mood
• Psychological
• Muscular (Hendriks, Smalbrugge,
Hertogh & van der Steen, 2014)

TYPES OF DEMENTIA
• Alzheimer’s disease
• Vascular dementia
• Dementia with Lewy bodies
• Mixed dementia
• Parkinson’s disease
• Frontotemporal dementia
• Creutzfeldt- Jacob disease
• Normal pressure hydrocephalus
• Huntington’s disease
• Wernickle-Korsakoff Sydrome

Historical Background
• The concept of Dementia was first
documented by Egyptian
psychiatrists in 2000 BC.
• The phenomenon was given a name
in 1797.
• In 18th century, the term dementia
was used for individuals suffering
from intellectual deficit.

Historical background
• Pythagoras classified the human
lifespan into six phases.
• “Senium” was the term used for the
last two phases.
• It is a period of physical and mental
delay.
• Final phase results in leading the
mind towards the epoch of infancy.

Relation of affordable care act
with dementia
• The purpose behind the designing of
Affordable Care Act is to overhaul the
healthcare system of America.
• Its programs are aimed at aiding the
dementia patients and other patients
suffering from degenerative conditions.
• Affordable Care Act help dementia patients
in the areas of Insurance and Medicare
availability, and effectiveness and care
quality (Rak & Janis Coffin DO, 2013).

Relation of affordable care act
with dementia
Discounts and benefits implemented by
Affordable Care Act for dementia patients
include:
•Annual “wellness visit”
•Coverage Gap
•Transitional Care
• Program

Relation of affordable care act
with dementia
• Affordable Care Act appears to be
promising for the patients suffering from
dementia.
• The quality of care, educational programs
and the affordability of the insurance
coverage are all in the process of being
improved.

Managed Care or Health
Insurance
Affordable Care Act reflects health
insurance instead of managed care.

The Impact of Medical
Workforce on Dementia
• Medical workforce supports dementia
patients with health and medical questions
.
• Dementia specialists include-
 Geriatricians
 Geriatric psychiatrists
 Neurologists
 Neuropsychologists