Life is a constant evolution. Everyone has problems and everyone goes through things, including me. No one is perfect and life definitely is not easy. I have experienced everything from my grandma being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, losing our house, and connecting with an absent father. I even struggled with anxiety and depression. It has really been a wild journey and now, I’m finally ready to share my views on this roller coaster that I have been on. On August 4, 2011 we found put my grandmother had early onset dementia. There were so many signs that we had missed before she had been diagnosed. Like every family would, we looked up the effects of taking care of someone with Dementia. We became like experts when it came down to taking care of her and we eventually had to move in with her over a fear of her forgetting to turn off the stove or a curling iron. On April 20, 2012 at approximately 8:30 pm my grandmother became angry over something that not even I can remember. She started to scream at me telling me how she wanted me out of the house and how she “did not like me very much”. In the heat of the moment, I received a phone call and for some reason she thought that I had called the cops. She followed me to my room where I had walked to get away from her and to take the call and smacked the phone out of my hand. She then began physically assaulting me and the police were called, then I was arrested. That behavior became a cycle for about five months and after that stage of the disease her doctor told us that she would have to be put on medication because the disease was progressing faster than it should have been. The medication did help although she was not completely back to her old self. You could tell that she fel... ... middle of paper ... ...e not so much, but I can honestly say that I’m glad that I could overcome all of the troubles I endured these past few years. I’m grateful that I had the help of so many people to actually stay strong in everything I have been through. My grandmother having dementia, losing a childhood home, connecting with an absent father and overcoming mental illness have all made in huge impact in my life. Problems will occur throughout life and it’ll take some time to get over them or overcome them. I’ve definitely had some major problems of my own such as, my grandma being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, losing a childhood home, connecting with an absent father and struggling with mental illness but as time began to take its course, everything finally fell into place. So with that being said, problems do exist but it is all in how you deal with them that makes a difference.
I am going to discuss a case of Mrs. Judi Sharman who is 74-years-old widower suffering from severe stage of dementia and has been an aged care home resident for the past two years. At the time of admission into residential care, she was suffering from moderate stage of dementia but now her behavior and psychological symptoms got worsened from past six months. She has been becoming more agitated in evening with sun downing and is physically aggressive at some times and her mood disturbances become problem for other residents and staff members as she starts sudden shouting and disturbs others. She is also experiencing some hallucinations and delusions that represent psychotic illness .Now I will discuss the identification, assessment and management of these symptoms by using current literature.
I am currently in placement in a care home which provides long term care for elderly individuals. Following the Data Protection Act 1998, in order to preserve confidentiality, for the purpose of this activity the resident shall be referred to as Grace. Having assessed a number of residents needs I came to the conclusion that this individual would benefit most from this activity. The reasons for which I will outline below. Grace is an 87 year old female resident with a current diagnosis of mixed type dementia. Grace’s diagnosis of mixed dementia has resulted in a decline in her cognitive ability, especially her memory recall. This has also resulted in Grace being deemed to be a vulnerable adult and she has been placed on an Adults with Incapacity Act 2000 declaration. In order for Grace to be treated with a person-centred holistic care approach, I will work with Grace to develop a scrap book containing pictures and stories about her life. The aims of the activity are; to engage Grace in a mentally stimulating activity which provides for all of her dimensions of health and needs which are; Physical, psychological, social, societal, emotional and spiritual. (WHO, 2011)
The sixth leading cause of death in the United States, Alzheimer’s disease afflicts approximately 5.2 million persons age 65 and over (Alzheimer's Association, 2012). Rapid growth of the older population as the Baby Boomer generation ages will cause unprecedented increases in the number of individuals with Alzheimer’s. It is estimated that by 2025 the number of Wisconsin residents with Alzheimer’s age 65 and older will increase by 30% to a projected total of 127,000 (Alzheimer's Association, 2012).
Dementia is common among a large population of elderly people. The disease affects not only the individual diagnosed, but also the caregivers that work towards making their life comfortable in the end. Understanding and learning about the disease is crucial in helping those that experience or live with someone who has dementia. The services and support that are currently in affect for elderly people with dementia and the caregivers is poor, and ineffective because of the lack of research and information on the topic.
I don't have many big struggles in my life, but everyone has struggles every now and then. I do, however have to deal with the fact that two of my close relatives, my aunt and grandpa, are gone. Sometimes it can make me upset, but I just think about how I'm letting it affect me and what they would want me to do. I sometimes also run into challenges related to my education and volleyball. Sometimes I fail at my work but I make sure I keep my grades up and that I practice at volleyball so I can be on the team next year.
angry because they feel that there is more that they could do or that they could have done
The human brain is extraordinary organ. It stores our memories, vision, hearing, speech, and capable of executing executive higher reasoning and functions setting us apart from animals. Today we know more about the human brain because of medical advances and the development of technology. These brain disorders have been studied for years and many others would classify dementia as a mental illness because it causes cognitive impairments. The following paragraphs will discuss what dementia is, what the types of dementia are, perspectives of patients with dementia as well as the perspective of a caregiver to a dementia patient.
Dementia is a disease effecting nearly thirty-six million people worldwide (Whiteman, 2014). Even with so many elderly suffering from the disease, there are many people who don’t know what dementia truly is. People often jump too quickly to the conclusion that dementia is a disease that only effects the memory. They may believe that dementia is inevitable and cannot be cured in any case. They may also believe that dementia is something the majority of elderly will experience when they get older.
In conclusion, we learn in life we have to face these challenges in each accomplishment to give us a sense of unity through our family members. In life, we have to go through these challenges everyday and some days it will be easy and some days it will not but as long as we have our friends, family and friends to point us to the right direction we can achieve basically anything we want too. Life there will be things that will hurt us or we can't be able to due, but we will soon overcome all these challenges in life and it will open a new doors for us.
In life we all face obstacles. The troubles that we face don’t define us, how we overcome the situation is what makes us the people we are today. Throughout my life I have faced many trials and tribulations that I had to overcome with the help of my mother, ofcourse. I was smooth sailing in life until I started high school.
In this week's posting I will identify and discuss issues of abuse within the elderly population who have dementia. I will discuss the caregiver role and why elderly individuals with dementia are more prone to abuse. Studieshave shown that there are alarmingly high rates of abuse among patients suffering from dementia by their caregivers and within a home-care setting. A study of caregiver-care recipients found that 47.3% of elderly patients with dementia were abused (Gibbs, &Mosqueda, 2010). The literature described verbal abuse as being the most common type reported, however physical abuse was also reported but was rarer (Gibbs, &Mosqueda, 2010).
Caring for dementia involves a lot of patience and understanding. It should be dealt with audacity and flawlessness to ensure the vulnerable adults’ well-being. Aiding at home or care home required carers to be at their best, physically and emotionally. The responsibility can be distressing but it is rewarding as well since helping dementia adults in their day to day activities is a significant matter for them. However, carers need a pause as over duty can result to substandard nursing. The big question is: who take care for the carers of people with dementia?
Hardships are not unknown to me, life has often decided to sprinkle a little dash of hopelessness here and there. It seems to me that life is meant to be difficult, that it is meant to push me so close to the breaking point, only to then to give me a little relief. Life, in my opinion, has a dark, sadistic, sense of humor, but I still appreciate it. Weird, right? You see I believe that my life obstacles have helped me have a greater sense of appreciation for the good moments in my life, they have become even more precious.
Life is not a bed of roses rather it is a bed of thorns. Sometimes it looks like paradise but on the other hand it seems like a hell. It depends on human beings how they response under different circumstances. Life is a blend of comforts and discomforts, pains and pleasure, courage and discourage. It is the response of human beings how they handle them in such situation and differentiate themselves from other living beings. If hardships come in their way then there is no need to worry about it because pains teach us how to strengthen and encourage ourselves in the time of sorrows. Adversity, at times, may take us to the dark side of the life and setbacks in the lives of people; however, it sharpens their minds and develop determination, courage and perseverance to work hard thereby enabling them to overcome all the hurdles comes in their way. Human beings must keep in mind that nothing is permanent in this world. Adversity sharpens skills and qualities and finds hidden talent in human beings as asserted by Alex Lowe “Identify and overcoming natural fear is one of the pleasing struggles intrinsic to climbing.”
Hardships plague everyone at point or another in their lives. It is how we handle them that determines our character. Discomforts are important to endure because they teach you who you are and what you believe in. We learn many different lessons from the things we experience during our lives. My father has overcame many difficulties in his life such as his birth mother passing away when he was younger, his parents not making a lot of money, his parents splitting up during his late teenage years, and his inability to finish college. Although, he did not understand the reason for these things at the moment, he understands why he endured these events.