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Dementia Vs. Alzheimer’s Disease

Dementia Vs. Alzheimer’s Disease. By Jocelyn Harris. Meet my mom Zoetta. Diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and Dementia Disease. Dementia Care Often neglects the person. Treat the person with dementia as a person first, and their diagnosis second.

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Dementia Vs. Alzheimer’s Disease

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  1. Dementia Vs. Alzheimer’s Disease By Jocelyn Harris

  2. Meet my momZoetta Diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and Dementia Disease

  3. Dementia Care Often neglects the person Treat the person with dementia as a person first, and their diagnosis second • Dementia is an intellectual disability, the person is still there and they have a right to survive just as we do with dignity and respect.

  4. Alzheimer’s And Who It can affect Usually this disease start around age 65 It is still widely misunderstood Diet in saturated fats, and over exposure to aluminum Genetics do play a role

  5. Stages of Alzheimer’s Stage One It’s impossible to tell anything is wrong because nothing is visible Stage Two Short memory lapses, misplacement of keys Stage Three Difficulty with language, not able to plan or organize stage four Anxiety in social situations, unable to manage business matters and finances. Stage Five Confusion about their surroundings, can’t remember day, date, week or month. Stage six Wandering, hostility, urinary and fecal incontinence Stage seven Catatonic state, lose ability to speak and respond to others. can’t sit, stand, smile, or forget to swallow. this stage leads to death somewhere around eight years.

  6. Conclusion I want to be able to work in the health services field to care for individuals like my mom. By completing my bachelors degree I hope to be employed in this field and make a difference for someone’s family member and love one.

  7. the end By Jocelyn Harris

  8. References Comas- Herrera, A., Northey, S. , Wittenberg, R., Knapp, M., Bhattacharyya, S., & Burns, A.,(2011). Future costs of dementia-related long-term care: exploring future scenarios. Retrieved from International Psychogeriatrics, 23, pp 20-30 Period Alzheimer’s Treatment (2011, February 8). Retrieved from Alzheimer’s Dementia: A Hard Fact to Face Retrieved July 8, 2000 from Website: http://www.alzheimerstreatment.org/information/dementia.htm Fleming, R., & Purandare, N. (2010). Long-term care for people with dementia: environmental design guidelines. Retrieved from International Psychogeriatrics, 22, pp 1084-1096 See above Wagner, C. E. (1988). Music therapy with senile dementia of the Alzheimer’s type. Ann Arbor, Mi: University Microfilms International. Dementia care all too often neglects 'the person' The Free Library.(2010). Retrieved February 28, 2011 from http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Dementia care all too often neglects 'the person'.-a0238652270<http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Dementia%20care%20all%20too%often%neglects%20the%person’.-a02386552270> 500 Health. (February 28, 2011). Alzheimer’s and who it can affect. Retrieved from February 28, 2011. http://www.500health.com/alzheimerandwhoitcanaffect.

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