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1.2 Compare the experience of dementia for an individual who has acquired it as an older person with the experience of an individual who has

1.2 Explain how physical and mental health factors may need to be consider when communicating with an individual who has dementia.

Every person with dementia and reactions to the circumstances is unique, which may be related to the progressive changes in the brain

Outcome 1 Understand own responsibilities, and the responsibilities of others, relating to health and safety

Person-centred values – treating each person as an individual, finding out their needs and likes, involving and including them in every aspect of their care and support – support planning, care delivery, assessments…

3.1. Describe the roles and responsibilities of those involved in prescribing, dispensing and supporting use of medication

The media inaccurately portrays people with Dementia, when in fact that is not true. When someone is diagnosed with dementia or alzheimers it does not mean their life is over or they are going to die soon, in fact “There are people living for 20 or more years after their initial diagnosis”. But what makes it so the people living with dementia are able to live longer is having a strong support system to back them up and to nurture them. “it’s important no matter what that the person living with dementia knows they are loved and safe. I think families have a big part in making that happen but if they don’t have a family whoever is caring for them should do that for them.”

In addition to having to care for a person going through a progression of a physical impairment, but also having to watch them progress with Alzheimer’s is extremely hard. It becomes difficult when the family does not fully understand what Alzheimer 's and Dementia is. In order to care for someone with Alzheimer’s and or Dementia they should proceed to look further into it. Various studies have been done to help explain to families what each problem is and how to care for someone with Alzheimer’s and Dementia. Dementia is caused by damage to brain cells (What). Most commonly the first region of the brain cells damaged would be the cells in the hippocampus, which is the center of learning and memory in the brain (What). Depending on what type of Dementia the patient has will depend on the area of the brain that is affected (What). Dementia has a wide range of symptoms associated with a decline in

Researchers said that patients with advanced dementia are at risk for undertreatment of pain and being treated with burdensome and nonbeneficial interventions, such as being attached to a feeding tube in their last moments of life. The study followed 323 patients in 22 different nursing homes for 18 months. All of the patients were diagnosed with advanced dementia. By the end of the study, more than half, at 54.8%, of the patients being observed had died. Out of those who had passed away, about 40% of the patients were hospitalized, were attached to a feeding tube or experienced some type of “burdensome intervention” during a few months before their death. Patients were less likely to undergo “burdensome interventions” and were more likely to have palliative care in their final moments alive when caretakers were aware of the poor prognosis and expected clinical complications when dealing with advanced dementia. Researchers said that recognition for advanced dementia as a terminal illness will provide an alteration to the care process towards advanced dementia by improving comfort rather than focusing on extending the patient’s life; a better

In the United States, a total of 10% of adults aged more than sixty five have Alzheimer's that is the most common form of dementia. (Powers, 2003) Dementia is merely a classification that combines together a variety of symptoms. It should be noted that these symptoms can be caused by many other diseases or could even be mistaken as signs of aging. The disease is quite debilitating and leaves the person incapable of doing the simplest tasks in life. Dementia leads to behavioral upsets and personality changes that the caregivers of the patient should definitely know about.

Imagine waking up in a strange place, not knowing where you are. You don’t know who your are. You forgot how to to walk, or even take a sip of water. A strange woman claiming to be your daughter comes in and explains over and over again who she is. Alzheimer's is a progressive disease that targets the brain of elderly people. Most of the time it results in death. Alzheimer's is the third leading cause of death among people over 50 in the United States. But when someone is in the severe and final stage of alzheimer’s, is miserable, and the result is inevitably death, is it ethically right to stop treatment? The answer is yes, would you want to sit and watch a loved one lose everything that makes them happy and have no recognition of you or

As well as the impact on the person, dementia also has a considerable effect on those supporting the person. Family members and friends have to come to terms with the effects dementia has on them and their sense of who they are. They may change from being a partner, friend or child to becoming defined as a carer. This is often a role that is taken on without a conscious decision being made and many people may not identify themselves as a carer.

After Alzheimer's is diagnosed in a parent, or other elderly family member, the caregiver has the task of deciding what the best form of care for the patient is. In order to do this they have to fully understand what the disease is, and

A large health factor in which Alzheimer’s family caregivers attempt to cope with is stress. Denial about the disease and the effect of the person diagnosed swarms the mind making the caregiver believe that the patient will overcome the obstacle. Patience runs low and anger takes over the person due to the everyday activities they once did they are no longer capable of doing. For the most part, providers also pull away from friends and activities that would ease their mind away from any given issue. Anxiety overcomes the mind. What will happen in the future? Can I make it through another day? The caregiver now falls into depression, all the care in the world has been washed away and they can no longer cope with the burden. The caregiver becomes exhausted with the daily activities needed to be done for one human being, the Alzheimer’s patient. The caregiver experiences many sleepless nights because all one can do is worry about what can happen to a loved one with Alzheimer’s throughout the night.“They may also feel being angry and short-tempered with their loved ones, or feeling burdened with the caregiving duties in the first place.” Moreover, a weak immune system derives from the lack of rest and sleep due to the feeling of 24-7 care for the Alzheimer’s patient. Due to the responsibilities an Alzheimer’s disease caregiver it is impossible

In February of 2000, I lost my grandmother to Alzheimer's disease. She was diagnosed with the disease just less than two years prior to her death. Throughout that time, I watched changes in my grandmother that made her seem like an entirely different woman to me. She gradually began losing her short-term memory and we began to see signs of her long-term memory degrading too. It began to get harder and harder to take her out into public without being afraid of what would happen next. Her emotions would fluctuate with the changing of each minute it seemed. Physically she became weaker and weaker and would often scare us with falling while she would be walking. Eventually she had to be moved into the