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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Dementia is the umbrella term for a number of conditions which cause damage to the brain cells. The most common form is Alzheimer’s disease which has a gradual progression. The next most common type is vascular dementia which has a step-like progression. About one in four people with Parkinson’s disease also develop dementia. Short-term memory loss‚ disorientation and loss of concentration are common symptoms. There are other less common types of dementia such as Lewy Body dementia and Frontol Temporal
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Unit 40 - P1 Describe the types of dementia and common signs and symptoms The term ‘dementia’ describes a set of symptoms which can include loss of memory‚ mood changes and problems with communication and reasoning. These symptoms occur when the brain is damaged by certain conditions and diseases‚ including Alzheimer’s disease‚ vascular dementia and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Age is the greatest risk factor for dementia. Dementia affects one in 14 people over the age of 65 and one in six over
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The word carer means someone who looks after a friend‚ family member or even a neighbour who needs support because of their sickness‚ age or disability. This doesnt mean a proffesional care work or someoneone employed. The average age to become a carer is age 50-59 with 68% of them caring upto 19 hours a week unpaid. Over 585 of carers are women. Within this essay my aim is to describe the difficulties and rewards of being a carer for a family member‚ I will be using the case study of Ann Walker
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Enable Interaction and Communication with Individuals with Dementia 1.1 Describe how memory impairment can affect the ability of an individual with dementia to use verbal language In People who have dementia‚ memory impairment can make it very difficult to make verbal communication through language. Dementia can make people forget words and even confuse some words with others causing confusion and other people cannot always understand them. The individual might understand what they are saying but
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1.1 Describe how cognitive‚ functional and emotional changes associated with dementia can affect eating‚ drinking and nutrition? Cognitive: depending on the type of dementia a person has they may have trouble in recognising the food in front of them or not understand that the food provided is for them‚ they may even view the food in front of them as food. This can be caused by their minds not recognising what is in front of them. Functional: depending on the type of dementia a person has they may
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information contained within this; a) Describe the duties and responsibilities within your role as a carer. Principal Duties All aspects of physical care‚ working as part of a team but capable of working unsupervised. 1. Act as key carer to residents‚ ensuring their needs are met. To contribute to a separate file record for each resident and to participate in the formulation and implementation of individual care plans. (This may involve some shopping‚ but Carers should not become further involved
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Unit 40: Dementia Care P1: Describe types of dementia and common signs and symptoms. What is dementia? Dementia is a common condition that affects about 800‚000 people in the UK. Your risk of developing dementia increases as you get older‚ and the condition usually occurs in people over the age of 65. Dementia is a syndrome associated with an ongoing decline of the brain and its abilities. This includes problems with: memory loss thinking speed mental agility language understanding
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8. Describe person centred care. Person centred care is about caring for the person‚ rather than the illness. Person-centred caring is about maintaining the persons dignity. It’s about learning what things the patient responds well to‚ and treating them like a human being. Person-centred care involves tailoring a person’s care to their interests‚ abilities‚ history and personality. This helps them to take part in the things they enjoy and can be an effective way of preventing and managing behavioural
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1. Explain what is meant by the term ‘dementia’ Dementia is the term used to describe a group of symptoms that occur when the brain is affected by certain diseases and conditions. Symptoms are progressive and degenerative and as more brain cell get damaged or die‚ a gradual loss of memory and decline in other intellectual functions which affects a person’s ability to remember‚ make rational judgments or communicate and is serious enough to interfere with performing the tasks of daily life. There
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