Care for Dementia Patients
As the serious disease of Dementia progresses, the affected member requires assistance at home and CareBridge Services can assist you in that. Our expert staff may assist the person by attempting to comprehend how the person with dementia views the world. Allow the person to discuss any difficulties and participate in their daily care.
Dementia is a broad term for cognitive errors severe enough to impede daily activities. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia in the United States, accounting for 60-80% of cases. Other types of dementia that are frequent include:
- After a stroke, vascular dementia develops.
- Dementia with Lewy Bodies: Hallucinations, mobility issues, and delusions accompany a decline in cognitive capacity.
- FTD (frontotemporal dementia) is a kind of dementia that impairs personality and speech but not memory.
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Dementias that are less prevalent include:
- Parkinson’s Disease Dementia
- Huntington’s Disease Dementia
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and Other Prion Diseases
- HIV/AIDS-related dementia
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a kind of traumatic brain injury Dementia
- Syndrome of Wernicke-Korsakoff (Includes dementia from alcohol abuse)
At least two of the following key mental functions must be impaired in order to be diagnosed with dementia:
- Memory
- Language and communication
- Focusing and paying attention skills
- Reasoning and decision-making
- perceptual perception
Many types of dementia progress over time. Dementia symptoms might begin mildly and progress over time. A person with advancing dementia will eventually lose track of their purse or wallet, be unable to pay bills, plan and prepare meals, remember appointments, take prescriptions, or leave their neighborhood without becoming disoriented.
