4 Types of Dementia
Permanent and progressive loss of mental function, such as thinking, reasoning, and remembering, caused by damage to the brain tissue.
Dementia
Difficulty responding appropriately to your questions or directions.
Receptive Aphasia
Loss of interest and low energy.
Depressed mood
Provide mental support.
Mental Needs
By stroking the animal's fur or sitting with an animal in their lap.
Pet Therapy
Develop problems controlling body movements: muscle rigidity, a shuffling gait, slow movements, and tremors.
Lewy Body Dementia
Difficulty coordinating the steps needed to complete a task. Everyday activities become very difficult for a person with dementia.
Apraxia
The patient has difficulty concentrating.
Delirium
Patient attends religious services of choice
Spiritual needs
The environment is clutter-free, keep the area is well lit.
Safety
Mental functions are lost because multiple areas of the brain tissue die due to a lack of adequate oxygen and nutrients.
Vascular Dementia
Difficulty In recognizing sensory input information received through the eyes, ears, nose, taste buds, or sense of touch.
Agnosia
A mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest.
Depression
Allow the patient to participate in personal care.
Support the person to maintain skills.
Talking about the past diverts the person’s attention and increases self-esteem
Reminiscences Therapy
These plaques and tangles affect the ability of the nerve cell cells in the brain to communicate with each other.
Alzheimer's Disease
Difficulty communicating
Aphasia
A sudden state of severe confusion and rapid changes in brain function.
Delirium
Participate with family and friends.
Social Needs
Holiday music, religious music, or music from a certain time period.
Music Therapy
The patient shows extreme changes in personality and behavior, and has difficulties with language.
Frontotemporal Lobe Dementia
Memory loss (Short term and Long term)
Amnesia
A group of symptoms associated with a decline in memory or other thinking skills severe enough to reduce a person's ability to perform everyday activities.
Dementia
Assist patient with eating, bathing, and dressing.
Activities of Daily Living
Engaging in activities helps the patient to feel useful and gives him a sense of purpose and accomplishment.
Activity Therapy