CU4177 End of Life & Dementia Care 1.1 Dementia is a progressive disease where an individual’s brain functions deteriorate and affects their mental capabilities. This disease is incurable which is similar to another terminal illness such as cancer. Symptoms of dementia will affect an individual’s memory leading to loss and confusing‚ language/ communication‚ understanding and judgement. Medication can be prescribed to help slow down the progression of symptoms. Within the more advanced stages the
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Achievement The invention of Eatwell‚ a tableware set for dementia patients‚ helps to make the process of eating as simple as possible‚ thereby increasing their food and drink intake. Impact on community Eatwell is particularly important for dementia patients. Their motor impairments may result in spillage of food‚ thus they often consume less than what they should and suffer from a major issue of malnutrition. Eatwell has many customized features such as easy-to-scoop utensils and cups made
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Understand the impact of recognition and diagnosis of dementia 2.1. Describe the impact of early diagnosis and follow up to diagnosis I have been in care for a while and started out as a health care support worker so I have seen all different levels of progression with all different types of dementia. However the importance of early diagnosis is the same. Early diagnosis is necessary to improve the treatment‚ information and the care and support that they revive and also to allow them and their
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Candidate Performance Evidence Record NVQ Title and Level: Health & Social Care QCF Diploma Level 5 Candidate Name: Use this form to record details of activities (tick as appropriate) Observed by your assessor Professional discussion Evidence ref: Unit numbers: 516 Seen by an expert witness Product evidence observed Seen by a witness Assignment/ Project Other__________________ Personal Statement Y ASSESSMENT REPORT In 2002 the government came
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My job role and responsibilities as a care assistant include many different role’s. I will compile these into a typical morning shift at work. At the start of the day we all have a handover report‚ then before we start breakfast feeds we must always wash our hands and put on the feeding apron to prevent germs getting transferred into the food and into the kitchen. We start on a feeding list crossing every one off individually to make sure everyone has been done. We make sure the client to be fed
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this? This is just a small portion of the many examples that I have experience watching my grandmother battle with severe dementia. It is disease that causes the loss of cognitive functioning of thinking‚ remembering‚ and reasoning. In addition‚ to the behavior abilities that will interfere with a person’s daily life and activities. Alzheimer’s is the most common cause of dementia. Which brings me to the scientist Alois Alzheimer a German physician‚
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assignment‚ I researched about the health problem‚ dementia. Dementia is one of the serious health problems Australia encounters. This is due to the fact that the aging of population in Australia is increasing. Thus‚ the number of people who are diagnosed as dementia is increasing every year. Brown & Edwards (2005) suggested that there are approximately 18‚000 new cases of dementia in Australia every year. Harris‚ Nagy and Vardaxis (2006) stated ¡®dementia is a progressive organic mental disorder characterised
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Different Types of Dementia Explained By Laura Luckett | Submitted On April 14‚ 2011 Recommend Article Article Comments Print Article Share this article on Facebook Share this article on Twitter Share this article on Google+ Share this article on Linkedin Share this article on StumbleUpon Share this article on Delicious Share this article on Digg Share this article on Reddit Share this article on Pinterest The term ’dementia’ is used to describe the symptoms that occur when the brain is affected
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Dementia and Memory Loss Expository Essay By: Brett Barker Date: August 9‚ 2009 Dementia and Memory Loss In today’s world‚ there are many people that have been diagnosed with dementia or some sort of memory loss. Types of dementia include‚ but are not limited to‚ Alzheimer’s Disease‚ Lewy Body Dementia‚ Vascular Dementia‚ and Chronic Brain Syndrome. ”www. Alzcombo.com” Although many of us have heard a lot about dementia‚ we really do not understand the disease process. Even though
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community‚ we see a variety of conditions being treated‚ the two most common being Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia. Both present themselves in similar ways‚ therefore‚ they are often misdiagnosed and not treated correctly. Likewise‚ when most people see an elderly individual with memory issues‚ they automatically assume it’s a result of Alzheimer’s Disease‚ as it is the most common cause of Dementia. The areas that doctors typically analyze in order to differentiate the two conditions are symptoms‚ treatment
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