Assignment task:
Proposal for In-Service Training on Dementia Care for Older Adults
Name of Student: Babalola Olufemi
Course: Nursing Care of the Older Adult
Proposal for In-Service Training on Dementia Care for Older Adults
Dementia can be described as a condition affecting the elderly, which has severe effects on their health, welfare, and lives. This proposal seeks to effectively manage the challenges brought about by dementia through in-service training among the health care practitioners.
Identifying the Client Problem:
The main concern that in-service will solve is dealing and caring for the elderly with dementia. Dementia is not a simple medical condition that is summarized by the loss of cognitive function; it involves memory, thinking, and social interactions that drastically alter the lives of the patients and their families (Livingston et al., 2020).
Impact of Dementia on Health, Safety and Welfare:
First, dementia causes a decrease in physical health since individuals can no longer manage diseases and maintain cleanliness. This decline could lead to situations such as malnutrition, dehydration and vulnerability to infections.
Second, patients with dementia can exhibit behavioral and psychological symptoms including agitation, aggression and depression which can put the patients and caretakers at risk (Petty et al., 2019). Third, as dementia progresses, the affected individuals lose their independence as they need close supervision and help with daily tasks, thus becoming more of a burden to the caregivers (Connors et al., 2020). Fourth, dementia results in social isolation, as elderly people pull out from social interactions and activities they used to engage in, thus experience loneliness and depression (Petty et al., 2019).
Finally, costs prevalent with dementia include medical expenses, constant care, and loss of income for both the patient and the caretakers (Wimo et al., 2023).
Justification of Selecting the Client Problem:
The rationale for the focus on dementia care is rooted in the level of damage that it inflicts on the lives of elderly individuals. Given that the global population is aging, it is important to have proper care and treatment strategies to combat the occurrence of dementia. As for training of health care providers in dementia, we are able to enhance quality of life for the elderly patients, reduce the burden on caregivers and enhance care outcomes. This in-service training will enable the healthcare providers to realize the right strategy and techniques needed in managing this disease therefore improving care on those affected.
Hence, measures should be taken to solve this problem by designing an in-service training program to improve the health and safety of the elderly patients with dementia. This will have numerous benefits since the quality of care will improve and there will be a reduced burden on both the families and the health care system.
References:
Connors, M. H., Seeher, K., Teixeira-Pinto, A., Woodward, M., Ames, D., & Brodaty, H. (2020). Dementia and caregiver burden: a three-year longitudinal study. International journal of geriatric psychiatry, 35(2), 250-258.
Livingston, G., Huntley, J., Sommerlad, A., Ames, D., Ballard, C., Banerjee, S., ... & Mukadam,
N. (2020). Dementia prevention, intervention, and care: 2020 report of the Lancet Commission. The lancet, 396(10248), 413-446.
Petty, S., Dening, T., Coleston, D. M., & Griffiths, A. (2019). Dementia: beyond disorders of mood. Aging & Mental Health, 23(5), 525-528.
Wimo, A., Seeher, K., Cataldi, R., Cyhlarova, E., Dielemann, J. L., Frisell, O., ... & Dua, T. (2023). The worldwide costs of dementia in 2019. Alzheimer's & Dementia, 19(7), 2865- 2873.
Course Competency:
Identify local, state, and national resources which facilitate safe and effective transitions of care for older adults.
Your supervisor at Rasmussen Home Health Services is satisfied with the resources described in your annotated bibliography and is eager for you to continue your work. As a next step, your supervisor wants you to develop and share the following items with them.
1. Write an introduction about your in-service presentation topic.
2. Create an outline that identifies and describes the important content areas for your in-service presentation topic.
3. Write a conclusion.
4. Provide an APA formatted References list that contains at least 2 credible references that you intend to cite in your presentation.
Tip: For information about creating an outline and writing an introduction or conclusion, consult the resource below.
- What are the essential parts of an introduction?
- What does a "good" outline look like? What does a full-sentence outline look like? How do I create one?
- How do I write a conclusion?
Tip: Once you receive your graded submission, be sure to review the supervisor's feedback. You want to make sure that your next submission shows that you made appropriate improvements based on the feedback.