Health promotion Plan



Summary

Poor nutrition in older adults has been a subject of concern in health care. Numerous problems associated with normal aging, as well as losses of function related to disease processes, interfere with the ability of older adults as a group to maintain adequate nutrition. The older adults who live in nursing homes are especially predisposed to poor nutritional intake. Furthermore, nursing home residents with dementia are faced with an overwhelming task. They are challenged to maintain nutrition while attempting to accommodate to age related deficits in the presence of dementia. The dementia, in effect, impedes their ability to engage in any adaptation to changes, internal or external to themselves. The research is based on secondary data collection. The data is extracted from various journals, articles and books. Secondary research describes information gathered through literature, publications, broadcast media, and other nonhuman sources. This type of research does not involve human subjects. The deterioration of functional abilities or the functional impairment of daily living is a predominant feature in dementia. The purpose of this paper is to present the plan related to communication in dementia for older adults.



Health Promotion Plan

Introduction

Dementia is a word which is derived from Latin. The literal meaning is considered to be a condition of madness and disorientation of mind. This disease prevails in most parts of the globe these days and on an average affects both males and females. Dementia influences the major brain centers which involve thinking, processing, problem solving, concentration and many other highlighting functions. This ailment starts off with symptoms and signs in any unimpaired individual and there is nothing hereditary and contagious about it. Cognition abilities and qualities of a human being are severely compromised in a person who is going through dementia and this procedure is beyond the aging process too. Usually, neurological disorders are said to progress and destruct under specific age limitation since neurons and nerve tissues tend to fade away with time but when it comes to talking of dementia, this might not be the case (Taylor, 2009).

Dementia can result from any static or monitory state of mind. As stated earlier, it is not genetically induced within the body. It can be an outcome of a brain injury or progressive, deprivation of normal immunity functions of the body. Although dementia is related to more of the geriatrics population and people that are already having issues with their memory loss and sense of irritability but it can be found within people that are less than 65 years of age; in such condition, this dementia is known as an “early onset dementia”. It has been said and statistically proved that dementia is one of the most concerning health related situations among adults after cancer and several other ones (Alzheimer's, 2005)

Discussion

Understanding dementia

Dementia is not a single ailment since it doesn't show signs and destructive on a single organ of your body. It is rather a non-specific syndrome and different types of signs and symptoms are associated with ...