The Enriched Model of Care Planning Health and Neurological Impairment

Health (H) People with dementia are susceptible to acute confusional states and delirium What physical health problems might cause this and why?

Health A person with dementia may be unable to take precautions regarding their health. For example if they are diabetic they may not recognise hyper-glycaemia or if they suffer from angina what to do if experiencing pain.

Health It is important that people with dementia are assessed for sight and hearing problems as well as for pain. Pain is often not detected in people with dementia! Why?

Neurological Impairment (NI) What may neurological impairment associated with dementia affect?

Neurological Impairment These impairments will become more obvious as the dementia progresses overtime. Carers should aim to respond to any impairments in a way that supports the person living with dementia

Neurological Impairment People living with dementia may have cognitive impairments such as poor learning of new information, dysphasia's, dyspraxia's and visuo-perceptual defects. This means that people with dementia may interpret their social and physical environments in a unique way. If compensations are not made for this then the person will experience excess disability.