The Range of causes of dementia There are many diseases that result in dementia. The most common types of dementia are Alzheimer’s disease; vascular dementia; Pick’s disease; dementia with Lewy bodies (Fronto-Temporal); Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD); Huntington’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most common causes of dementia. The term ’dementia’ describes a set of symptoms‚ which can include memory loss‚ changes in mood and problems with communication and reasoning. These symptoms occur
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Claire Daniel Unit 5: Professional care in children’s care learning and development. 1. Understand the values‚ principals and statutory frameworks that underpin service provisions in children’s care‚ learning and development. 1.1 ‘National Occupational Standards (NOS) describe best practice by bringing together skills‚ knowledge and values. National Occupational Standards are valuable tools to be used as benchmarks for qualifications as well as for defining roles at work‚ staff recruitment
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Critical Analysis of Advanced Professional Practice Roles In Changing Health Services There has been a growing concern that health sector needs a huge attention today‚ not only from government‚ citizen‚ but also from many discipline of health care practices. In the recent year‚ in the United States which is a superpower country‚ the delivery of human services is still to be a constant puzzle for policy makers‚ practitioners‚ and academics (Mayhew‚ 2012). Health care delivery (including
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Dementia Awareness Unit 1. Explain what the term Dementia means 2. Describe the key functions of the brain that are affected by dementia 3. Explain why depression‚ delirium and age related memory impairment may be mistaken for dementia 4. Outline the medical models of dementia 5. Outline the social models of dementia 6. Explain why dementia should be viewed as a disability 7. List the most common causes of dementia 8. Describe the likely signs and symptoms of the most common causes
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daily routine but when severe can completely alter one’s daily life. One such condition is Dementia which has been found to be closely linked to Alzheimer’s Disease. Various studies conducted have pointed out the condition to be the leading killer in the elderly and thus is a serious condition. To understand the condition further‚ it’s important to know as much information about it as possible to properly care for those affected and identify who
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DEM 313 Equality‚ diversity and inclusion in dementia care practice 1.1 Explain why it is important to recognise and respect an individual’s heritage An individual’s heritage is about his culture‚ history or personal experiences it is important to recognise and respect them because it is what makes him individual and unique. If we know them we provide a person centre care and focus on individual’s choices and preferences‚ he will then feel valued and included. For example Muslim doesn’t eat pork
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of dementia is uniqueExplain why it is important to recognize and respect an individual’s heritage | LO 11.1 | Sofia is an 87-year-old Greek woman who migrated to Australia with her husband in 1951. Her husband passed away 10 years ago and she has four adult children. Sofia’s health has deteriorated gradually over the past 10 years and she is finding it increasingly difficult to care for herself at home. One daughter‚ Maria‚ lives nearby and has been the main person involved in Sofia’s care. Another
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1.1 DESCRIBE WHAT IS MEANT BY A PERSON CENTERED APPROACH It is a term used when describing good dementia care and also best practice in advocacy. It recognises a person’s individuality‚ their personal history and personality. It seeks to understand the world from the individual’s perspective. When a person behaves in a way that is difficult‚ aggressive or inappropriate it is the role of others to try to understand why the person is behaving in that way‚ especially if they are unable to explain
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Understand the process and experiences of dementia. 1 Understand the neurology of dementia 1.1 Describe a range of causes of dementia syndrome. Dementia is a word used to describe a group of symptoms and difficult day-to-day tasks. There are many causes of dementia such as: Alzheimer’s disease Vascular dementia Frontotemporal dementia Dementia with lewy bodies Alzheimer’s being the most common one that people will know; basically dementia is a serious deterioration in the mental functions such
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What is dementia? Dementia is a very common‚ incurable group of life conditions that interfere with daily functioning. It is chronic and can last for years or be life-long. Dementia is not a disease‚ it’s a group of symptoms that affect one’s ability to think‚ memory‚ as well as social life or the rest of their life. Dementia is caused by damage to brain cells. Damage to the brain cells interferes with the brain cell’s ability to be able to communicate with each other. Without communication with
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