The study will look at how the field of dementia arts is broadening to include the needs of the carer as well as the person living with dementia. It will use arts events to answer questions such as: Are you able to access appropriate help and support to enjoy cultural activities? What types of stimulating recreational activities do you have access to? How has the caregiving role affected your relationship? Data collection Once the research group has been established they will select the activities they wish to explore based on a programme of activities organised by The Alzheimer’s society, Merseyside Dance Initiative, Fact, Tate Liverpool, The Royal Court Theatre and other cultural organisations in Liverpool as deemed suitable by the research group. Using a participatory cultural probe …show more content…
Inviting the co-researchers to choose the images, notes and recordings to explore further, will direct the course of discussion. Recovery questions will be set around the mnemonic “SHOWeD”: What do you See or Hear? What is really Happening? How does this relate to Our lives? Why does this problem or strength exist? What can we Do about it? A communication notebook will be created to record a summary of the discussion and highlight themes. Each stage of this process will be supported by the principle researcher/facilitator (myself). Population and sampling I will seek to recruit 6-7 couples who are living with dementia. People living with dementia is a term that is inclusive of the person with dementia and their carer. Majority of carers are family members. I will recruit a purposive sample of people living with dementia by approaching local branches of The Alzheimer’s Society, Liverpool Dementia Action Alliance and TIDE (Together In Dementia Everyday – a support group for carers). Data analysis
2.1: Describe how current legislation, government policy and agreed ways of working support inclusive practice for dementia care and support
Demonstrate how an individual with dementia has been valued, included and able to engage in daily life.
• Every individual, including individuals with dementia, has their unique life history, lifestyle, culture and preferences, including their likes, dislikes, hobbies and interests, which makes an individualised approach in care necessary.
Unit-4, Q3. Explain how negative beliefs, values and misunderstandings can affect a person's attitude towards people with dementia. Unit-4, Q4. Explain how positive beliefs and values can affect a person's attitude towards a people with dementia. Unit-4, Q5. Describe the steps you can take to ensure a person with dementia feels valued , included and able to engage in daily life. Unit-4, Q6. Describe the practices that could make a person with dementia feel excluded. Unit-4, Q7. Explain why it is important to include individuals with dementia in all aspects of their care. Unit-4, Q8. Describe how an older person's experience of dementia may be different to a younger person who develops dementia. Unit-4, Q9. Mr Singh is a 75 year old gentleman who moved to England from India when he was in his 30s. Mr Singh is a practicing Sikh. He does speak English but because of his dementia he has reverted to only speaking in Punjabi. Describe the steps you could take to gain knowledge and understanding of Mr Singh's needs and preferences. Unit-4, Q10. Sophie is a 39 year old lady who has Down's syndrome. She has also developed dementia which is progressing quite quickly. Sophie has been admitted to a care facility which specialises in supporting people who have learning disabilities and also have dementia. Describe the knowledge and understanding that the staff would need in order to work in a person-centred way with Sophie.
Boredom and frustration are the two most common causes of challenging behaviour in with dementia. Taking part in a physical or mental activity can provide a welcome distraction from the stresses of the illness and can help to focus them on the positive and fun aspects of life. Activity can be as simple as holding a conversation, singing or going for a walk and discussing what is seen.
The development of a dementia environment approach will highly impact the improvement of life of people living with dementia involving their family and carers, evidently reducing the stigma linked with the condition. The need to physically and socially design an approach for the progressing ageing population, and better comprehension of the issues affecting the dementia suffering elderly. Life Community Village is a specially designed and self-contained village for dementia-affected people imitating a normal daily life. It visions a change of approach in dementia care in the future and cope with the growing number of issues of dementia in the ageing population. Its mission on the other hand, is focused on delivering a holistic and person-centric approach by leading and optimizing a normal life for dementia-suffering elderly. Also providing a dementia-friendly community and creating a society that the dementia-suffering person can engage in. In the current increasing population of older Australians, there is over a million that has received a form of aged care support and services every year. This is provided through the collaboration of funding and administration of the local, state and federal government. Meanwhile, according to Australian statistics, there are more than 353,800 who are living with dementia. In less than five years, it is projected to rise to 400,000; and due to the fact that there is currently no cure for the condition, and with the
As a person's dementia develops, it is likely to have an impact on some of their abilities but there will still be lots that the person can enjoy doing, both individually and with others. Maintaining existing skills, as far as possible, can give the person pleasure and boost their confidence. For this reason, it is important to help them find activities that they enjoy doing, and to continually adapt them to meet the person's changing interests and needs, throughout the illness.
2006). Individuals with dementia are often associated with co-mobility, such as cardiovascular diseases and endocrine disorders. These unmet needs can be addressed through a comprehensive assessment and a multidisciplinary approach, including clients’ doctors, physio therapists, nurses, and dietitians to meet individuals’ needs at different stages of dementia. In this community, half of the residents have family and friends visit once a week. Although they are provided with lifestyle support by professionals and volunteers during the day, some of them are not actively participated or engaged. There is also high incident rate of dementia related behavioural observed in the late afternoon and evening, which in turn increases the stress level of the caring staff. The organisation has taken actions to create a quiet and friendly environment for the residents, and encourage family visit, some of the needs, such as the shortage of staff, may still not be fully addressed at the organisational level.
The targeted audience for my thesis is patients, friends, and family members going through or with someone who has the disease. Caregiving for someone with Alzheimer’s disease can be tough physically and emotionally. Becoming well informed about the disease is the first step to deciding the type of care giving a person chooses for their loved one.
An everyday approach to participation is a concept that identifies the involvement of the person. The assessment and care plans are discussed with the people they are written about but are not always written with. Often the assessment and care plans rely on the input of medical or relatives to complete areas choice. It can be argued, how this could be possible to determine when the person with dementia is not asked to contribute. This experience of non-inclusive decision making describes the participation of another person, a proxy-respondent and not the respondent person’s viewpoint (Tyrrell,2008). To embrace a model of everyday participation it is necessary to develop an alternative way of gathering the
Along with varying music to achieve different beneficial results from Alzheimer’s patients, there are many different activities that can help engage and improve the mental state of patients with Alzheimer’s from the early stages of the disease’s
The older adult population in the United States has steadily increased thanks to technology and medical advances. While this definitely is an undeniable achievement, it also creates some challenges that society was not as prevalent to face before. Now that people are living longer it’s also means that often times family members are becoming caregivers to their loved ones during their so called golden years. Not only may it be difficult to care for a loved one, but it also becomes even more burdensome when their loved has a disability. In fact “dementia is one of the major causes of disability and dependency among older people worldwide.” (2016). Fortunately there are adult day centers that serve people with dementia and provide services that can benefit them. However many times caregivers are forgotten about and aren’t provided services that can also benefit them as well. While it does take a bit of pressure off of the caregivers while their loved ones are at the day center, it does not eliminate all the other effects. Many people may not be aware that there are detrimental effects that a caregiver may experience as a result of caring for someone with dementia.
In the final case study, Fraser Simpson further demonstrates the importance of Creative Music Therapy and its active music-making in his sessions with a client experiencing advanced dementia (Aldridge, 2000). The client was dealing with aggression and anxiety, and later depression in coping with a recent move into a nursing home. Throughout an eight-week period of casual weekly sessions, the “art of spontaneous music-creation” (Klink, 2016) was used to divulge the client’s peaceful acceptance of their current predicament. It was noted by Simpson that through the communicative aspects of improvisation, the client was able to find freedom in music almost at a subconscious level (Aldridge, 2000). As Nordoff and Robbins suggested, this idea that
The research aims at determining the affect of dementia on the lives of individuals and how it impacts on their social interactions. The research will also identify the ways in which aging individuals can refrain themselves from falling prey to this disease. It will highlight some important information for caregivers who will better understand this disease and will know how to deal with people who have this disease. As we all
This themed research project is a literature review focussing on how interaction with music can help people with Alzheimer 's regain a sense of feeling alive. It will investigate Communication in caregiving, Effectiveness of music therapy, Behavioural difficulties, Music