Specific Needs of the Older Person Introduction The aim of the project is to look at the specific needs of the Older Person who has the chronic condition of Dementia. I will describe what Dementia is; discuss the physiological and psychological changes that occur‚ and explore the person’s needs. Also I will discuss the role of the carer and multidisciplinary team in relation to caring for the person. I will use the Internet‚ tutors notes and hand-outs for this project. What is Dementia? Dementia
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Assignment 1 Visual Impairment is used to describe any kind of vision loss‚ whether it’s someone who cannot see at all or someone who has partial vision loss. This happens when one part of the brain that is used to process images is damaged or is diseased. It can be repaired by either wearing classes or having surgery on the damages part. Most times it is permanent. Being blind is also a type of Visual Impairment. Today there are many reasons why some has Visual Impairments or may be blind. Luckily
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recognise an individual’s heritage because all individuals have | |recognise and respect an individual’s |rights and preferences as a way of respecting them. For example; | |heritage |Providing active support and place the choice and preferences of individuals at the centre. These | | |include; choice of menus‚ life style‚ communication methods and beliefs and wishes.
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Factors that Inhibit and Support Communication There are many factors of which inhibit and prohibit communication. These include emotional factors‚ individual needs‚ positioning and environmental factors. Environmental factors include the lighting of an environment‚ noise levels of the surroundings‚ physical barriers such as language differences or several disabilities. These can sometimes be inhibiting as certain factors could make it hard for the service user to understand information given‚ therefore
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moral code principles and philosophy when working in this setting. Ethical working in this setting includes respecting the principles and values which underpin the support for individuals who’s in St. Anne’s Community Services which is part of the organisation who look after of a homeless people. Ethical consideration has different kinds of treatment with in Health and Social Care setting which are: social justice‚ a person centred approach‚ right to life‚ honesty and empathy. SOCIAL JUSTICE refers
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Support individuals with specific communication needs Unit 4222-324 (HSC 3029) 1 - Understand specific communication needs and factors affecting them 1. explain the importance of meeting an individual’s communication needs Individuals who have communication problems need support to enable them to express themselves effectively. It is therefore important for the carer to be aware of the individuals preferred method of communication and also to support the individual to use their preferred
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Individual Communication and Crisis Paper Amanda Cummings HCS/320 Sandra Anderson August 12‚ 2013 Hello‚ my name is Amanda Cummings and I am the director of the Manhattan Regional Emergency Management Office. I am receiving official reports about many people getting sick from drinking the water in Manhattan and the surrounding areas. It is now known that there is a life-threatening biological agent in the water system called tularemia. It is still unknown how it got into the water systems
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Dementia awaress essay 1.The word dementia describes a set of symptoms that may include memory loss and difficulties with thinking‚ problem-solving or language. Dementia is caused when the brain is damaged by diseases‚ such as Alzheimer’s disease or a series of strokes.The term ‘dementia’ is often misunderstood and some people use the terms ‘senile’‚ ‘dementia’ and ‘Alzheimer’s’ interchangeably‚ thinking that they are one and the same thing. 2.Key functions of the brain that are affected by
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Introduction Communication is a two way process which allows us to express our thoughts and feelings to others‚ while allowing us in turn to understand what others are trying to convey to us. Communication involves speech and language (verbal) as well as facial expression‚ gesture and body language (non-verbal). Communication is an essential life skill for children and young people and it underpins their social‚ emotional and educational development. (Bercow 2008) To communicate effectively we
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Unit 4222-237 Dementia awareness. 1.3. Depression‚ delirium and age related memory impairment may be mistaken for dementia as they all share the many of the same symptoms as dementia. Below I will put the symptoms of all of these and you will see they are very similar. Symptoms of depression: -Anxiety‚ irritability‚ Delusions -Hallucinations -Increased or decreased body movements -Pacing‚ wringing their hands‚ pulling or rubbing their hair‚ body‚ or clothing -Sleep disturbance: difficulty
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