Issues of Elder Caregiving
After reading the information on cognitive decline, Alzheimer’s and Dementia, and also the modern challenges of families in regards to structures and geographical distance, it is important to acknowledge the issues of elder care-giving where these two aspects intersect. After completing this week’s reading, address the following:
Visit the Alzheimer’s Association website (Links to an external site.) from the reading and the information on this site, present three ways in which people can proactively try to avoid the onset of Alzheimer’s Dementia.
Watch the Nightline video,
Experience 12 minutes in Alzheimer’s Dementia (Links to an external site.). Explain the challenges of care-giving for an Alzheimer’s Dementia sufferer in the home.
Watch the PBS NewsHour video, Easing the Burden for Families of Long-term Caregiving (Links to an external site.), 42 Percent of Working Americans Are Caregiving for Older Family Member (Links to an external site.), and read the Chapter 7 section on care-giving. Explain three challenges for modern care-givers. How is social policy seeking to address these challenges?
For some, the challenges of the burden of care-giving are too great and require family members to place their loved ones in a care facility. In the final video from CNN, Dementia Village (Links to an external site.)we learn about a state of the art facility in the Netherlands which houses Dementia patients in a secure ‘village’ facility. What are some of the benefits of care for patients in a facility such as Hogeweyk? What are the benefits for care-givers? [A highlight, text version of CNN’s ‘Dementia Village (Links to an external site.)’ is located here http://www(dot)cnn(dot)com/2013/07/11/world/europe/wus-holland-dementia-village/index.html]
http://www(dot)alz(dot)org/research/science/alzheimers_prevention_and_risk.asp
https://youtu(dot)be/LL_Gq7Shc-Y
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https://youtu(dot)be/VvnoVq86oqk
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Issues of Elder Caregiving
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Alzheimer’s Dementia
Alzheimer’s is a gradual disease that damages memory and other significant mental functions. Causes vary from age, genetics, environment, lifestyle, and social coexistence.
Three ways in which people can proactively try to avoid the onset of Alzheimer’s Dementia
By maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Keeping a healthy lifestyle and eating a balanced diet by reducing saturated fats and sugars intake protects the brain. Diets such as the Mediterranean encourage less red meat, vegetables, fruits, grains, shellfish, and fish. Also, DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet is encouraged.
By undertaking physical exercises. Physical activity improves the brain cells directly by boosting the flow of blood and oxygen to them. Healthy older people's brains have also been found to be affected by aerobic activity. One year of aerobic exercise resulted in a minor increase in the size of the hippocampus (the primary brain region associated with memory) in a modest-sized controlled experiment, which was similar to correcting one to two years of age-related shrinkage.
By being socially active. Having a strong social connection with family and friends reduces the risk of cognitive decline and Alzheimer's (Alzheimer’s). Social connection is beneficial to the brain, similar to exercise, and can help to reduce symptoms such as memory loss. Staying socially active with friends and family has been demonstrated to enhance self-esteem, which implies better food habits, more activity, and adequate sleep for persons with dementia.
Challenges of caregiving for an Alzheimer's Dementia sufferer at home
From the video, both the son and daughter in law frustrations can be seen. The daughter-in-law believes the mother is faking dementia while the son is afraid to tell the mother of her thoughts. The son believes the mother has a disease but cannot understand and comprehend it. Finally, the son understand what the mother is going through after an experiment and feels sorry for her (Alzheimer’s Weekly, 2021)
Explain three challenges for modern caregivers. How social policy seeking to address these challenges
They suffer physical and emotional stress. The mental and physical burden of caregiving causes caregiver stress. Caregivers experience muc...
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