Impact Of Dementia Caregiver

In an effort to answer this question I will start off with a clear account of the meaning of dementia, from what it is to the distinctive features of this disease to treatment or appropriate and care needed. This will then be followed by an effort define what is meant by person-centred care in relation to a particular workplace, before plunging into an explanation of what goes into the assessment of the service user, the planning tools needed while addressing some of the benefits of using the person-centred care approach in the care of dementia patients and others service users.

Background: Dementia is one of the fatal brain disease which shatters the person’s ability in his daily functioning. The prevalence of dementia in Kerala in people aged ≥ 55 is 3.77% and 4.86% in ≥ 65 years. Kerala has highest number of old age home in India and significant number of elderly residing in the old age home which also includes substantial number of persons with dementia. They require some special attention or they might be marginalized among the elderly. Thus this is a serious endeavor to investigate those management strategies on elderly with dementia in residential institution for aged.

The topic of this article is about the effects that Alzheimer’s has on the patients, family members/caregivers. I believe there is a grave importance in this topic to help understand the effects of this disease and possibly help farther research. This might bring a few questions to the front of this discussion. How the relationship is after a patient is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s? How does this effect the family members/caregivers? What symptoms do family members experience with Alzheimer’s patients? What factors in life play a role in developing this disease? This paper will explore these questions with the respect of these news articles.

When working with a service user you adopt an holistic approach to their care. This involves caring for the person as a whole and also involves you coming into contact with various other people involved in the person’s life. This can include other carers, doctors, social workers, their friends and family and it is very important to work together, as a team in partnership which has basic ground rules including agreements on: purpose/objectives, communication, roles and responsibilities, decision making, resolving conflicts and sharing information to enable you to reach a common goal and provide the best care and

Socially taking care of a grandchild for a year would be difficult. I wouldn’t fit in with the local mommy and me class, and if I still lived In Lebanon I don’t think I would be able to find a support club. I was interested in knowing if there were other resources locally and I did find an OSU outreach page that offer grandparents additional resources. In my dream, when I was caring for Ella I was going to church less and in a study done by Szinovacz, DeViney and Atkinson (1999) this was common. Women were less likely to attend church while they were providing care for their grandchildren; however men were more likely to attend (p. 381). This study found that while grandchildren were living at the home there was an increase in social supports

CCIB LPA Perryman-French received a call form Delores. Her mother, Bernice Howard (DOB 02/24/1925) has Alzheimers and dementia. Her mother was living at another facility, when she required an awake night staff. She was moved into this location around June 20 or 21st, 2015. Delores left the area and then returned on 07/05/15. During that time, she had her son checking on her. Sometime around 07/01/15 or 07/02/15, her son told her that he was told there was an altercation between staff "La" and Bernice in the kitchen. The result was bruises on her arms (where she was grabbed) and a visible scratch. Bernice informed her that she was hit, slapped, grabbed and scratched and also reported that she responded by getting her (La) back. The family had

People with dementia don’t know what they want or can’t communicate what they want Dementia is a natural part of aging Once you have dementia there is nothing you can do Only the elderly get dementia People with dementia can’t understand what’s going on I should correct what a dementia sufferer says when they are wrong There is nothing I can do to lower my risk of dementia

A major issue for caregivers is that neither the patient nor the caregiver can pinpoint the exact symptoms of the disease. For instance, the patient will experience common lapses in memory and thus will not be able to carry out the everyday tasks like he used to. As stated earlier, many caregivers overlook these mild signs and do not realize that the disease is present until it gets worse.It should also be noted that many people fear the fact that they might have dementia. The people who have remarkable social skills therefore are very well at hiding their memory loss. (Powers, 2003) Being fearful about one's situation can cause restlessness and feeling of despair. If the caregivers are too blunt about the disease, the patient can even go on to commit suicide because of his condition.

When in fact they took their clothes of due to excessive heat similar to the same way an individual with Alzheimer took his or her clothes off. Dupuis, Wiersma, and Loiselle, (2012), explain that dominant discourses form how behaviours are perceived in the dementia care context and afterward impact the actions used to react to behaviour (p.163). In addition, dominant perception influences the approaches to behaviours can cause much preventable agony for person with dementia who are misconstrued (As cited in Fazio et al., 1999) (p.163). We must shift away from dominant discourse that is fixed and move toward a more fluid dominant discourse whereby we will be open minded to possibilities in other to facilitate positive social discourse in the community.

professional rationale- after the completion of the Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care I will then would like to move on to do top up degree and then I will go on to complete my nurse training. As a nurse I think it is very important to have a good working knowledge of dementia as dementia is a condition that is increasing every year. Dementia is an illness that is very common in elderly people who are over the age of 65. (NHS 2016). For people who are over the age of 65 will have difficulties with reminiscence, “thinking”, “mental agility,” verbal communication, perception and “judgement” (NHS 2016). The prevalence of dementia is increasing as a consequence of greater longevity Ablitt et al. (2009). It has been estimated that, in the UK, 5% of people over 65 years of age and 20% of people over 80 years of age suffer from dementia Ablitt et al. (2009). It is anticipated that the number of people with dementia will rise dramatically over the coming years Ablitt et al. (2009). In the UK estimates suggest that prevalence will increase by 40% over the next 15 years Ablitt et al. (2009).

The impact that Alzheimer’s disease has on the patient’s family and caregivers is really devastating. It must be very hard for the patient’s family to see what their loved one is going through. They may feel grief and lose. It is a very unfortunate thing for both the patient and the family to live life with the loss of memory. They may have had so many good memories in the past but due to this disease patient may lose all those memories. It is very hard for family and caregivers to see the patient struggling with doing daily activities due to memory impairment. Sometimes it can be overwhelming for family members and caregiver to manage time because they have to give extra attention and dedication. They need to make sure that the patient is

I have often heard people say that older adults with dementia can be very hard to deal with. This could possibly be because these adults seem to not listen to others and they often act out in violent ways. I had to ask myself, “Am I one of those people that think that these adults are hard to deal with?”. If I were to answer this question truthfully, I would have to say that at times I would be one of these people. I feel that this is one of the weaknesses that I have when dealing with adults with dementia. The lack of knowledge that I have in understanding what these adults are going through is one of the reasons that I think there is a weakness. I feel that one of my greatest strengths is my ability to remain calm when dealing with patients in stressful situations. I know that when I am faced with dealing with an adult with dementia, I would know how to remain calm and I have been trained to deal with situations if the person was to become violent.

Dementia can have a detrimental impact on takes a devastating toll on carers, affecting both their physiological and psychological wellbeing. According to the a poll, administered by the Alzheimer’s Association (2016) in the US, which questioned 3,102 adults in America about their attitudes, knowledge and experiences related to Alzheimer’s disease –, about 60 percent of carers of people with dementia carers rated their emotional stress of caring as high or very high, nearly 40 percent said they suffer from depression Aand approximately 74 percent said they are "somewhat" to "very" concerned about maintaining their own health .

There are many articles regarding caregiver depression, stress and burnout. According to Black et al. (2010), the surveys performed in their study show caregivers of people with dementia have increased reports of fatigue, helplessness, stress and onset of depression symptoms. This study sheds light on the financial burden placed upon caregivers; they can spend as much as one thousand dollars a month for prescriptions

Alzheimer’s is a worldwide disease that many people over the age of 65 years old are diagnosed. Alzheimer’s disease is a current situation in my household the past three years. It is one of the many health issues that do not yet have a known cause or cure. In this investigative report I researched how Alzheimer’s patients affect their family caregivers. All my information was cited from the West Warwick High School research tool as well as google to find articles related to my claim. Many families around the world are going through the same struggles as my own and are seeking advice from others on how to carry on with this daily hassle. My family as well as other families are not alone. There are different ways to cope with our issues depending