Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer’s Disease

Subject: Mr. Jones

Dx: Alzheimer’s Disease

Part one:

Alzheimer’s disease is a brain condition that progressively devastates a person’s memory, ability to learn, make decisions, speak, understand language and continue with their activities of daily living. This disease is made up of seven different stages which range from normal functionality to complete loss of bodily control and eventually death. As I just mentioned this disease is considered terminal and the life span after diagnosis varies anywhere from three to twenty years. What happens to the nervous system is that brain cells begin to slowly die off, removing memories of all kinds from names of family members to how to control the body. When Alzheimer’s gets to the upper stages it can cause things such as personality changes or hallucinations. There is currently no cure for AD (Alzheimer’s disease) and as such there really is no way to reverse the process only the chance to slow the progress with the help of good, quality care.

Part two: Course of stay for Mr. Jones

Mr. Jones was admitted to Kathy’s Happy Place Nursing Home with the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. Upon arrival he was already showing signs that he had entered the sixth stage of the disease. He could not remember where he had come from and had forgotten the names of his children whom had been taking care of him prior to brining him here. They told us that he had recently become extremely helpless and was unable to dress himself bathe himself and he also has forgotten how to use the toilette without assistance, in addition he cannot sleep through the night.

Mr. Jones is currently one of my only residents I have been assigned to take care of, this way I can help him anytime of the day. Hopefully in this fashion I will soon become a familiar face to him and he will soon become more comfortable with me. As there is currently no cure or way to reverse AD most of the things I can do for Mr. Jones are things like helping him with his activities of daily living, such as getting him dressed, washing him, feeding him, bringing him to the bathroom, making sure he remembers to take his medication. Also I