Alzheimer’s Disease: Success In Caregiving

[embed_youtubespan style=”font-style: italic;font-size:85%;” >[embed_youtubespan style=”font-family:arial;”>The following is a guest post by [embed_youtube/span>[embed_youtubespan style=”font-family:arial;”>[embed_youtubea href=”mailto:jbeaty@serenityhealthcarellc.com”>Jeff Beaty[embed_youtube/a>, chief development officer for [embed_youtubea href=”http://www.signaturehealthcarellc.com/Corporate/Corporate.aspx?ptp=24&pid=574″>Signature HealthCARE[embed_youtube/a>[embed_youtube/span>[embed_youtubespan style=”font-family:arial;”>. 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It is possible provided you find the “right” door.[embed_youtube/span>[embed_youtubespan style=””> [embed_youtubebr /> [embed_youtubebr />Alzheimer‰Ûªs disease (AD) is a devastating condition as it gradually destroys a person‰Ûªs memory, ability to learn, reason, make judgments, communicate, and carry out daily activities.[embed_youtubespan style=””> [embed_youtube/span>As Alzheimer‰Ûªs progresses, individuals may also experience changes in personality and behavior, such as anxiety, suspiciousness or agitation, as well as hallucinations and delusions.[embed_youtubespan style=””> [embed_youtube/span>This impairs their quality of life.[embed_youtube/span>[embed_youtubespan style=””> [embed_youtubebr /> [embed_youtubebr />Today, every 70 seconds someone in the United States develops Alzheimer‰Ûªs disease. By mid-century, someone will develop Alzheimer‰Ûªs every 33 seconds (Alzheimer’s Association, 2009).[embed_youtube/span>[embed_youtubespan style=””> [embed_youtubebr /> [embed_youtubebr />The importance of caregiving for older people has been identified for many years.[embed_youtube/span>[embed_youtubespan style=””> [embed_youtubebr /> [embed_youtubebr />In order to improve the quality of life of nursing home residents with Alzheimer‰Ûªs disease, it is recommended that new and innovative approaches to quality of life be examined and that all caregivers be trained in dementia care. The researchers examined a facilitated quality of life improvement education program to enhance knowledge related to this disease among residents in a long term care facility.[embed_youtube/span>[embed_youtubespan style=””> [embed_youtubebr /> [embed_youtubebr />The primary study hypothesis, stating that caregiver education to disease process would moderate an improvement on resident QoL was supported. Further, caregiver scores on the educational component were found to be significant. The data revealed a positive relationship between caregiver training and quality of life for the resident with Alzheimer‰Ûªs disease (331.0). This investigation further indicated that that individuals can rate their own life quality well into the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.[embed_youtube/span> [embed_youtube!–EndFragment–> [embed_youtubebr />