This is task 2 of unit 17, caring for individuals with dementia. This document contains parts P3, P4 and M2 and an A+/D* was received for this overall assignment, meaning this part will contribute to you receiving the best possible grade.
(Learning Aim B: Examine effects of dementia on people who have the condition)
P3 - Explain effects of three different types of dementia on the mental and physical health of
individuals who have the condition.
- Examples of behavioural changes that may occur within people suffering from Alzheimer’s,
Frontotemporal and Lewy Bodies dementia -
Aspect of Self Change to previous Potential impact on Opportunities for
behaviour the individual support and care
Reasoning -Progressively begins -If they end up -Build a professional
to become irrational spending more and trust-based
-Is unable to money than they relationship with
recognise risks in have, one outcome your service user and
certain situations can be not being able their family
-May change to pay the bills -Do not just tell them
spending habits -My become more what to do as this is
suddenly or vulnerable to theft or disempowering
drastically, for e.g. exploitation -You may be able to
may start to spend prompt them to
loads of money when consider the risks
they used to be frugal that they are taking
-Document all
concerns in the
service user’s notes
-Report concerns to
your manager
Information yurt get -Slowing down of -Awareness of -Be patient, think
a lib ggProcessing information changes in their before you speak
processing as their mental processes -Do not finish the
condition progresses -Becomes upset and sentences for them
frustrated at the loss -Maximise your
of their faculties service user’s
independence
-Meet their needs for
validation and
self-worth
-avoid mocking or
deriding your service
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, user
-Report any concerns
you may have about
disrespectful
behaviour towards
your service user to
your line manager
Communication -Struggles to find the -Becomes frustrated -Be patient, avoid
correct words when or anxious at the being brusque or
trying to converse deterioration in their dismissive
-Forgets words ability to express -Always answer their
mid-sentence, or themselves questions calmly and
forgets what they -May begin to feel respectfully
were talking about lonely or isolated -Remember that
overall communication is an
-Asks the same opportunity to
question repeatedly promote feelings of
and frequently, even self-worth and
though it may have validation
already been
answered
Sleeplessness and -Long sessions of -Becomes frustrated, -Do not try to
Restlessness sleeplessness aggressive or anxious prevent your service
-Moves around alot user from moving
at night -Ensure that their
-Continually walks environment is
around from room to always as safe as
room possible
-Try to find out why
they are restless and
moving about
-Request a
medication review,
they may benefit
from a change of
medication or from
being prescribed a
sedative
Movement -Develops jerky or -May be unaware of -Carry out a risk
uncoordinated the change in their assessment of your
movements movements service user’s
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