Dementia - Describe and Support (23920) - Index
Total Topic Time: 3 hours 9 minutes
Segment 1 Introduction (8:26 mins)
- What is dementia?
- How dementia affects a person
- Behaviour and activity of the brain
- What happens to the brain
- Types of dementia
Segment 2 Understanding the brain (11:17 mins)
- The healthy brain
- What happens to the brain
- Lobes of the brain and their functions
Segment 3 Brain differences (7:39 mins)
- Neurons
- Plaques and tangles
- Reactions and decision-making abilities
- Memory changes
- Normal ageing
Segment 4 Conditions that are not dementia (14:11 mins)
- Acute confusion or delirium
- Depressions
- Side effects of medications
- Taking longer to process information
- Attention seeking
- Scenarios
Segment 5 Reversable dementias (7:18 mins)
- Medications
- Depression
- Vitamin deficiencies
- Infections
- Other causes
Segment 6 Irreversible dementias (10:53 mins)
- Alzheimer’s disease
- Vascular dementia
- Dementia with Lewy bodies
- Pick’s disease
- Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease
Segment 7 Dementia, delirium and depression (6:25 mins)
- Features of dementia, delirium and depression
- Differences between dementia, delirium and depression
- How a diagnosis is made
Segment 8 Diagnosis of dementia (13:40 mins)
- How to diagnose and support a person with dementia
- How to will a diagnosis affect a person and how to talk to them
- Risk factors for dementia
Segment 9 Stages of dementia (13:35 mins)
- Signs and symptoms of early/mild dementia
- Signs and symptoms moderate dementia
- Signs and symptoms advance/severe dementia
Segment 10 Co-existing conditions (7:53 mins)
- Co-existing conditions
- Other chronic
- Terminal or life-limiting
- Acute conditions
Segment 11 End-of-life care (8:49 mins)
- Infections
- Eating issues
- Aspiration pneumonia
- Support and the impact of co-existing conditions
- Your role
Segment 12 Impact of dementia (13:04 mins)
- Cognitive effects and impact
- Function effects and impact
- Behavioural effects and impact
- Psychological effects and impact
Segment 13 Meaningful activities (15:33 mins)
- What are meaningful activities?
- What should meaningful activities achieve?
- How to choose a meaningful activity
- Examples of activities
Segment 14 Restraint and the person’s rights (13:32 mins)
- Communication
- Organisational compliance
- The approval process
- Legislation
Segment 15 Restraints and processes (14:01 mins)
- When would a restraint be considered
- Guiding principles for using restraint
- Implementation of restraint
- Types of restraint
Segment 16 Making decisions (6:31 mins)
- What is Advance Care Planning?
- What is an Advanced Care Plan?
- What does an Advanced Care Plan do?
Segment 17 What is an Enduring Power of Attorney? (9:23 mins)
- Property and finance
- Personal care and welfare
Segment 18 Making Decisions – Advanced Directives (7:04 mins)
- What is an Advanced Directive?
- What it includes
- How you will know a person's wishes?
- What are your boundaries?
- Special notes