How to Create a Care Plan for a Dementia Patient

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A care plan for a patient with dementia, no matter where he is living, ensures the highest quality of life for him despite this diagnosis. Since each person with dementia displays different behaviors, has specific interests and different strengths, the care plan is person centered. His dementia progresses over time. Because of this, it is more difficult to assess the dementia patient's needs and preferences as time goes on. Learn all you can while the dementia person is able to communicate. The outcome of the care plan makes the dementia patient's life as happy and satisfying as possible.

Difficulty: ModerateInstructions

Step 1Get an accurate history about the patient with dementia. This includes current medications, strengths, weaknesses, current and past interests, former jobs, and a thorough family history.

Step 2Observe the dementia patient. Make note of how she reacts to her environment, especially triggers for unwanted behavior.

Step 3Meet with all team leaders who are responsible for every aspect of the dementia patient's care. The teams include nursing, social work, therapy, activities, family members and the dementia patient, unless the meeting will upset him.

Step 4Together write a care plan that includes the best ways to care for this person. Include specific goals for each team and ways to accomplish these goals. Assign team members to each goal. Make sure to get everyone's input.

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Occupational Therapy & Stroke Patients

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Some residents in nursing homes have had strokes. It is helpful to know something about them

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There are many possible problems after a stroke. The lost functions may include problems with moving, thinking and talking. Pain can be a problem after a stroke as well because of muscle spasticity or weakness. More than 60 percent of stroke survivors will have some sort of disability. Occupational therapy can help with many problems that a stroke brings.
The occupational therapist teaches the stroke victims how to compensate for difficulties after a stroke by prescribing activities that help regain lost functions.
Stroke
A stroke happens when a brain bleed or blood clot interferes with the flow of blood to the brain. Because of this, many brain cells can die, and damage to the brain occurs. There are many problems that can happen because of the cell death.

Occcupational Therapy

Occupational therapy uses a variety of techniques that are suited to different disabilities and situations. These may include using memory aids such as lists or a diary, learning to eat or dress with one hand or practicing mental or physical tasks through the use of board games and crafts. A stroke survivor's therapy usually begins with simpler activities, then progresses to more complicated ones as the person gets better.

Early Therapy

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Patient-Centered Care for People With Dementia

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For people with dementia, establishing an environment that focuses on the individual's strengths, interests, preferences and particular needs will provide the best patient care. Patients with dementia can live at home, in an assisted-living facility or at a nursing home. Wherever they reside, you must concentrate on the individuality of each person who has dementia.

Dementia

Dementia is not a specific disease, but rather a group of symptoms that occur because the dementia person's brain no longer works properly. This person's memory, ability to think clearly, communication skills and behavior are affected by dementia. Because each individual with dementia has particular strengths, interests, and conduct, patient-centered care is essential.

Patient-Centered care

Tom Kitwood and the Bradford Dementia Group in England designed Person-Centered Care in the late 1980s. Patient-Centered Care puts the person first regardless of his level of mental functioning. This type of care takes into account each person's experience of well-being, through the eyes of the person receiving the care. The person living with dementia can experience physical and mental well-being as well as social and even spiritual well-being from this type of care. Many places provide....
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