The experience of living with dementia

1- Explain how the factors below can also affect how individuals may experience living with dementia

A) The person age.

The needs of younger people with dementia are often complex and interwoven with psychological, social, financial and practical issues. Older people with dementia will have others ages –related issues that affect them, for example, the loss of a partner and families.

B) the level of ability and disability

In the early stage of dementia a person may only have to face with a few difficulties such as memmory problems, but as the dementia progress, they are less able to do things, this can have an enormous effect on the person self-esteem and sense of well being.

6- Outline the impact that positive attitudes and behaviours of others may have on a person with dementia (4.2) Positive attitudes and behaviours have a possitive inpact on the person with dementia , feeling positive about themselves and the enviroment aroun them

Unit 2 The Person-centre approach to the care and support of indiciduals with dementia.

A – Improved well-being
B- Reduced agitation and others sings of ill-being
C- The preservation of personhood
D- The creation of a enabling enviroment
E= Decreased distree for family and friends

Assesment 2.2 the support system that exists for people with dementia

1- Describe the role ( or roles) that informal carers can have in the care and support with dementia (2.1) The roles that informal cares can have are:
a- Personal Care
b- Financial assistance
c- Companionship and social interaction
d- Domestic chores
e- Interacting and gadering information
f- Emotional support
g- Religius and spiritual needs

2- Provide three reasons why it is importantt to develop a professional working relationship with informal A – The person with dementia may feel some comfort and reassurance in the knowledge tha their love ones are involved in their care.

B- Health and social care staff may feel more confident in supporting the person as a result of having good quality information from the informal cares.

C- Informal care may benefit from a professional working relationship with the healt and social cares workers

3- There are likely to be numerous individuals within the health care system involved in supporting a person with dementia and their family. List below as many of many of these individuals as you can.

Care workers
Pharmacist
Psycologist
Dieticians
Social workers
Admiral Nurces
Councellors
Neurologists
Occupational therapist
Physiotherapist
General practitioners
Geriatrician

4- Select any five indiciduals from the list you have provide. Briefly summarise their main roles and responsabilities in relation to supporting people with dementia.

A- Geriatrician – Specialist in diseases and physical illnesses of older people B- Psychologist – Specialist in mental and behavioural funtions of the brain. C- Neurologist – Specialists in disorder of the brain and nerve pathways. D- Admiral Nurse – Specialist mental healt nurses who specialise in suport people with dementia and their family. E- Care Workers – Play a vital role in supporting people with dementia

5- Outline five scenarios when it may be necessary to refer to other health and social care professionals when supporting people with thementia

HEALTH PROFESSIONAL REASON FOR REFERRAL

A – GP General healt consern, Umpleasent side effect of medications B – Neurologist When require a more specialist assessment of theri dementia C- Admiral Nurses Need the Specialist dementia support in the home. D- Dieticians Support with planing meals where there is diminished appetite E- Social worker Practical assistance and adaptations within the home F- Community nurses General Health Concerns

6- Select any five professionals the may be able to mprovide additional support to people with dementia. Explain how you could access their support.

A- GPs – Contact local GP surgery, Search at local services st NHS choices website. B- Neurologist – Base on local Hospital or Memory Clinic, access wia referal from the GP, Search at local services st NHS choices website. C- Admiral Nurses – Contac detail could be found under local NHS Trust or by contacting the dementia charity Dementia UK. D- Community Nurses – Contact local GP or NHS Walk-in centre. E- Social Worker – Contact the local authority aduly social service department or at the local library and surgires.