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... underestimated how vital it is for the staff and management of the facility having open communication while being educated in dementia care to avoid confusion that can have negative results. Finally the facility to function properly needs to have besides a suitable layout, interventions in place to account for the dementia patient, while also being ethical and respecting the rights of not only the patient but the family members as well.
dementia
Dementia is a chronic disease that can also affect people under the age of 65; it is rare but accounts for 1% of the population (Hodges et al., 2009, ¶2). Dementia presents in many variants such as Alzheimer disease, Vascular dementia, Frontal Lobe dementia and Lewy Body dementia but regardless of the type of the dementia, dementia has a close association with memory loss, personality changes and physical decline. Dementia is irreversible but the symptoms can be alleviated with positive reinforcement, medication management and interventions such as therapy (Hodges et al., 2009., ¶6).
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The population is ageing and with this comes various diseases, dementia is one of the prevalent diseases associated with ageing, dementia will afflict the Australian population to more than 600’000 people by 2050 equally 1’300 cases of dementia are diagnosed each week in Australia alone (Crawford, 2010). Dementia is a chronic disease that can also affect people under the age of 65; it is rare but accounts for 1% of the population (Hodges et al., 2009, ¶2). Dementia presents in many variants such as Alzheimer disease, Vascular dementia, Frontal Lobe dementia and Lewy Body dementia but regardless of the type of the dementia, dementia has a close association with memory loss, personality changes and physical decline (Ruth, 2006, p.26). Dementia is irreversible but the symptoms can be alleviated with positive reinforcement, medication management and interventions such as therapy (Hodges et al., 2009., ¶6). The disease ...... underestimated how vital it is for the staff and management of the facility having open communication while being educated in dementia care to avoid confusion that can have negative results. Finally the facility to function properly needs to have besides a suitable layout, interventions in place to account for the dementia patient, while also being ethical and respecting the rights of not only the patient but the family members as well.
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