Caring for the Elderly "Caring for elderly patients with dementia: nursing interventions" The paper is centered around identifying the challenges that people living with dementia face and how these can be handled in order to make their lives easier that it is currently. The paper therefore looks at the supportive strategies that should be employed in dealing with this group of patients. These strategies include the correct assessment process, correct problem identification

Caring for People With Dementia Older patients suffering from dementia admitted at care facilities are not accorded the best of care because of their complex needs. This category of patients struggle with progressive cognitive decline, functional decline and challenging behaviors that impacts their quality of life. Dementia not only impacts the patients' but also their families, healthcare systems and the larger society. The patients are not accorded the best care mainly

Difficult Patients Mitigating Risks from Dementia Providing adequate care for an individual suffering from dementia presents many difficulties for nurses. Patients with dementia often have debilitating conditions such as Alzheimer's or similar neurologic diseases which are progressive, thereby making it challenging for them to remember, think lucidly, communicate effectively or complete activities of daily living. Furthermore, dementia can cause rapid variations in mood or even modify personality and behavior. With the

Early Onset Dementia: Caregivers and Stress While much research has been conducted on dementia, particularly the supreme focus upon dementia by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), there still is a marked dearth of information regarding early onset dementia (Jefferies & Agrawal, 2009). This is no surprise: dementia is generally viewed as a disease of old age. However, overlooking the significance and implications of Young Onset Dementia are

Care for a Family Member When a family is searching for the best possible healthcare environment for an older person in the family, that family really has three choices. They can place the elderly person in a nursing home, or have a home care agency come into the home and provide services, or the family can turn to a long-term care solution. This paper reviews the positives, negatives, and other

Article ReviewPoghosyan, L., Brooks, J. M., Hovsepian, V., Pollifrone, M., Schlak, A. E., & Sadak, T. (2021).The growing primary care nurse practitioner workforce: A solution for the aging population living with dementia. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 29(6), 517-526.The authors conducted a systematic review using 14 studies relating to the utilization of nurse practitioners (NPs) in the care of persons living with dementia (PLWD) in primary care settings. Their research showed