DEM 204 Understand and Implement a Person Centred approach to dementia care and support 1 1.1 Describe what is meant by a person centred approach. This means delivering the individual care‚ needs‚ wishes and preferences for the person with dementia offering them the real choices and with respect and support. By doing this you are helping them live a safe and happy life and helping to minimize all risks. You should try to match the right key worker for that individual and this can help to create
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Case study 5: Dementia (Alzheimer’s Disease) Patient description: SW is a 69 year old man‚ he is 5’9”‚ weighs 173 lbs. His blood pressure is 122/80 mmHg and total cholesterol is 204mg/dl‚ HDL-C is 47 mg/dl. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease 2 years ago‚ shortly after retiring from a career as a financial advisor. He has now reached symptoms consistent with stage 4 of the disease http://www.alzheimers.net/stages-of-alzheimers-disease/ . He is fully capable of walking at this stage‚ and
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Enable rights and choices of individuals with dementia whilst minimising risks Task 1 Key legislations such as Human rights act 1998 Mental capacity act 2005 Adults with incapacity (Scotland) act 2000 Mental health act 2007 The disability discrimination act 1995 Safeguarding vulnerable groups act 2006 Carers (equal opportunities) act 2004 Are all laws put into place to help protect an individual from abuse whilst ensuring they can still for fill their right and maintain
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centred approach to the care and support of the individual with dementia (DEM 202) Outcome 1 Understand approaches that enable individuals with dementia to experience well-being 1.1. Describe what is meant by a person centred approach Person-centred care does exactly what it says – it places the person and not their dementia at the centre of their care. The needs and emotions of each individual are the focal point
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Kool-Aid Play Dough 1 cup flour 1 cup water 1/2 cup salt 3 teaspoons Cream of Tartar 1 package Kool-Aid Mix (any flavor of unsweetened) 1 tablespoon cooking oil Mix dry ingredients together in a large saucepan. Slowly add water mixed with oil and stir over medium heat until mixture thickens to dough. Turn out onto a heatproof bread board or counter top and knead until cool enough for children to handle. Dough will be the color of the Kool-Aid mix and will smell like the Kool-Aid mix.
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2010 Innsbruck‚ Austria FRAMEWORK FOR DEMENTIA QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENT WITH ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY INTERVENTION Carrie B Peterson‚ Neeli R Prasad‚ and Ramjee Prasad Center for TeleInFrastruktur (CTiF) Aalborg University Denmark {cbp; np; prasad} at es.aau.dk ABSTRACT This paper proposes a theoretical framework for a Quality of Life (QOL) evaluation tool that is sensitive‚ flexible‚ computerized‚ and specific to assistive technology (AT) for dementia care. Using the appropriate evaluation tool
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My name is Rosemarie Davies I’m 46 years of age a single parent. I have 4 children two boys and two girls my oldest is Gavin who is 26 years of age he works in sales then Natasha who is 25 years of age she works for as a pa for a company doing nvq then its Gethin who is 18 years of age who is in collage doing motor vehicle repair then its Georgia who is 11 years of age and still in school who attends the welsh school for the last six years I‚ ve been bringing the youngest up on my own .i also
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there are approximately half a million people living with dementia in England. Dementia is not a specific disease. Dementia is a progressive‚ degenerative disease of the brain that affects multiple brain functions to the point that affect daily life activities (driving‚ shopping‚ balancing a checkbook‚ working‚ etc.) and relationships. While dementia often includes memory loss‚ memory loss by itself does not mean that a person has dementia. (http://memory.ucsf.edu/Education/general.html‚ 12-02-09)
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Understand the role of communication and interactions with individuals who have dementia (DEM 308) Outcome 1 Understand that individuals with dementia may communicate in different ways 1. explain how individuals with dementia may communicate through their behaviour Dementia sufferers communicate in many different ways. They may not be able to speak but they can communicate non-verbally with positive or negative behaviour. They can also communicate using body language and through posture
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Julia Colley - Level 3 Diploma Hea lth and Social Care Enable rights and choices of individuals with dementia whilst minimising risks 1.1 These are some of the legislation related to minimising the risk of harm for an individual with dementia. Key legislation are Human Rights Act 1998‚ Mental Health Act 2007‚ Disability Discrimination Act‚ Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006‚ Carers (equal opportunities ) Act 2004. Together these legislations form the fundamental rights and freedom
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