Reference no: EM133323415

Question 1.

Thinking about the progression of dementia, describe how each of the following might impact on the:

a) person with dementia

b) their family or significant others

- Depression
- Loss and grief
- Anger
- Despair
- Social embarrassment
- Isolation
- Financial burden
- Social devaluation

Question2.

List four tips for making the home a safe environment for a person with dementia.

Question 3.

Describe two stressful situations for care workers that could occur, when caring for a person with Dementia.

Question 4.

Think about how you would manage and de-escalate a client's behaviour of concern when completing the following:

a) Describe how you as a personal care worker would manage and de-escalate a situation when a client insists they must leave the care facility to go home.

b) How could you as a personal care worker evaluate the effectiveness of your actions?

c) How could the strategy you use enhance the client's self-esteem and minimise boredom?

d) If your strategy was not effective, what other steps could you take?

Question 5.

Describe the following terms, as if you were talking to someone who doesn't know a thing about dementia:

Dementia -
Amyloid plaques -
Neurofibrillary tangles -
Loss of connection between cells and cell death -

Question 6.

What are 3 Indicators, 3 Symptoms and 3 Pathological features for each the following

-Vascular Dementia
-Lewy Body Dementia
-Korsakov Syndrome
-Fronto-temporal Dementia
-Huntington's Disease
-Parkinson's Disease
-Younger Onset Dementia.