Choosing Care
What are the two types of care that an Alzheimer’s patient can enter?
Long-term care
At home care
What is the difference between safety risks and health risks?
Safety risks are dangers to the external body and health risks are dangers to the internal body.
What are the benefits of an Alzheimer’s patient remaining at home? (Two answers)
Familiar Enviroment
Familiar Schedule
Independence
Individualized care
Memory based environment
What are two safety risks?
Falls, risk for dangerous objects.
What are some of the different types of long-term care? (Three answers)
Independent Living
Skilled nursing facility
Memory Care housing
Nursing home
Name one nursing intervention that’ll improve a patient’s struggle with Alzheimer‘s disease?
Reassuring the patient about the reality and their surroundings to minimize further confusion.
When would you start considering a long-term care facility?
When a patients needs progress and safety and health concerns cannot be handled at home.
What are two health risks?
Confusion/depression and risk of cognitive behavior
Name two examples of services that can be provided for patients at home?
Skilled Care
Homemaker service
Companion service
Personal care service
What is the difference between safety risks and health risks?
Safety risks are dangers to the external body and health risks are dangers to the internal body.