Care for Elderly People Living with Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD)

Scientific Study , 2016 , 7 Pages , Grade: 2

Psychology - Clinical Psychology, Psychopathology, Prevention

This paper is a wide explanation of services rendered by the caregivers on the well fare of elderly individuals with dementia by systematically reviewing the existing care givers in Australia.

Good care should be offered to the aging population especially people living with Behavioral Psychological Symptoms dementia (BPSD). For people with dementia, doctors may not be able to identify and treat the symptoms effectively. Behavioral and Psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are extremely a disaster and prevalent in care.

In contrary to the inadequate efficiency of medical healings, training care people should not only understand but also they should manage these symptoms for the importance of quality and safety of life of aging people living with symptoms of dementia in the world. Notably, caregivers to people living with dementia play a big role in assessment and identification of ailment. In recent years, there are high deficiencies in this area of study.

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1. How Existing Services Support the Older People Living With

(BPSD).

Good care should be offered to the aging population especially people living with Behavioral

Psychological Symptoms dementia (BPSD). For people with dementia, doctors may not be

able to identify and treat the symptoms effectively. Behavioral and Psychological symptoms

of dementia (BPSD) are extremely a disaster and prevalent in care. In contrary to the

inadequate efficiency of medical healings, training care people should not only understand but

also they should manage these symptoms for the importance of quality and safety of life of

aging people living with symptoms of dementia in the world (Spectoret al., 2012 P.

121). Notably, caregivers to people living with dementia play a big role in assessment and

identification of ailmen. In recent years, there are high deficiencies in this area of study. The

below content is a wide explanation of services rendered by the caregivers on the well fare of

elderly individuals with dementia by systematically reviewing the existing Care givers in

(Australia).

1.1. Comparison between Wintringham and Hammond caregivers on

people living with BPSD

The first care giver to discuss in (Australia) is Wintringham care giver services which was

founded in (1989) as an independent non organization, with the motive of providing services

to the aging people living with Dementia in Australia. Wintringham to date remains the

biggest caregiver organization that offers services to the elderly homeless individuals in

Australia. Research indicates that Excessive Alcohol drinking over a period of time may

result to a deficiency call Alcohol Dementias which is associated with memory loss, study and

other learning skills, conclude (BPSD) as high problematic disease.(Edberg, A., Hallberg, I.,

& Gustafson, L. 1996 P 351).

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In the year (2011), the United Nations awarded (Wintringham) a certificate of Habitat Scroll

of Honor; and it was the first time in the history an Australian caregiver organization had

achieved such an award which is remains the highest award for human settlement awarded by

UN-Habitat. (Gerontol J Franssen E, Salan S. 1992 P. 87).

The caregiver provides care for aging people who are homeless and the aged care sector

disowned and therefore the organization would be a social justice organization. Similarly on

the view of social justice is that elderly people should have decent housing and human rights

and should not be discriminated because of ethnicity, age, skin color or financial worth.

Wintringham insist that there is great need to develop and design new models of how to care

for elderly persons living with Dementias. The organization of the aged care services should

not discriminate against any person based on their, religion, ethnicity or personal values.

Some of the techniques that (Wintringham) have created to solve the problem of poor service

delivery to elderly people who have no homes has strong implication on the development of

program and tailor made policy settings for efficient delivery of elderly care services to the

aged people who may seem worthless in the society.

So, for (Wintringham), elderly people who have no homes have a right to good care services

and proper housing because they belong to the Nation and therefore they are citizens of

Australia. In the (1970's) and (1980's) the prevailing view was that aged people were

homeless, it was right that they were living in a caregiver center. In other word, these elderly

sick people had no homes and the Caregiver industry has the responsibility to provide for

them. The expression was later reversed and argued, the elderly people were homeless and in

need. (Wintringham)

The second caregiver in Australia that we will discuss is HammondCare the center was

founded in the (1930), to date HammondCare is recognized Christian charity working

independently and specializing in dementia care, rehabilitation, palliative care and elderly

peoples mental health services. HammondCare is one of the leading dementia service provider

in Australia's and is vision is to support financially unstable elderly persons in need of decent

life.

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The technics and scope of several care systems there is little approach in Commonwealth-

subsidized care to aged person in order to provide necessary care for elderly people with high

or late stage of Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD). Quite a number

of people living with dementia respond well when living in a care center environment with an

evidence-based, a flexible and prosthetic design system of care that acknowledges and

responds to peoples as individuals with need. Similarly, there still remains a small group of

people that live with late stage of dementias who are exposed to high risks to themselves and

to the society at large, even in a care center environment. The group comprises of those

people with dementia and has high mobility they widely fit in the Tier 6 Category on the

seven tiered triangle.

2. Techniqiues On How To Improve Care Given To Eldely People

Living With BPSD.

The World's elderly population has given the need to continue researching and bring up

strategies that may help in reducing the occurrence of elderly people disorders. Elderly People

living with dementia frequently require great care, some of this cares are provided by the care

centers and home providers. (Neil et al, 2003 P.118) Without the organization of caregivers,

elderly people living with dementia would not have access to good and proper care as well as

medication and monitoring that is required for them to have a smooth life. (McKeith et al,

2000; Feldman et al, 2001; Tariot et al, 2001 P.41) This support is stressed by the caregiver

centers to improve the conditions of people living with dementias and as a result the elderly

can have access to food, clothes, medicine, shelter, proper sanitation, clean environment and

simply they can engage in monitored activities to improve their health mental disorder.

In response Behavioral Psychotic symptom Dementias (BPSD) (2002) International

Psychogeriatric Association, the monitoring technique is produced to give a successful system

for the accomplishment of the set objectives and goals to achieve a technique that can

improve the lives of aging population with mental disorders. (Osuntokun B, Hendrie H, Hall

K 2000P. 86). The structure works to oversee the assets put in place to the delivery of services

and anticipate results attained and objectives acquired by the diverse system of the BPSD. In

consideration to the demographic and geographic states of Australia, this system has been set

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up as a versatile and oriented technics to improve the lives of elderly People and in particular

action oriented techniques are required.

A utilized individualized, person-centered care practices in the Care services home must have

staff trained in how to identify and implement approaches that may identify and effectively

treat underlying factors that explain the observed behavior. Provision of individualized

person center care that includes and not limited to learning the individuals personal

preferences routine lifetime occupations and roles recent loss or long ago loss that may be

affecting people likes/dislikes things that help to distract engage or calm the people. (Taylor J

Ray. 1982 P 56)

In order to reduce risk of the fall, adequate staffing in the caregivers homes should be

professional and should have the know-how on how to deliver exceptional services to the

elderly people. Certain late stage and persistent high behaviors, including, aggressiveness,

depression, disinhibiting, unpredictable mood swings and suicidal attempts, such behaviors

may be an early manifestation of physical illness or condition or the medication illness.

(Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2012 Dementia in Australia) Abrupt or even

subtle changes in behavior should trigger a systematic review of the people's situations,

consideration of illness or medical problem such as pain, constipation, infection or a new

medication should be taken seriously by the psychiatrist. Creative intervention has positive

impacts on the mental acuity, sociability, memory, self-esteem, the limitation of the

Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) and the expressions of

emotions. (Neurol J Geriatr 1990 P. 48)

The main idea will be to offer activity Programs that can help to guide people on their day to

day life by engaging and monitoring them in appropriate activities. (Jpn J Psychiat Treat 1988

P.50-52) Mangone C, Utilize non Pharmacological approaches as first line and also as part of

an ongoing treatment plan that may include medications to meet the individualized needs of

each person.

Eighty three percent (83%) of the typical antipsychotic drug claims were that elderly people

in the care centers were diagnosed with conditions in which the use of drugs was approved by

the (FDA) the drugs used were off the label. United Nations, (1988) in order to reduce the

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need for antipsychotic antianxiety and hypnotic drugs medication can be appropriate when

using minimal possible dose of medication for the shortest possible duration helps to maintain

the people highest level of psychosocial and physychiotic of well-being. Inter-displinary

communication is critical to insure that people are functioning at his or her highest level. The

idea would be to provide three (3) different dinning programs as follows:

Super clubs to have early stage dementia, main dining room to be for independent People who

require minimal assistance including total assisting tables, meaning they require little physical

assistance. Better club to consist of middle stage dementia, in order to help and improve the

health of patient who suffers memory loss through directing and assisting. Star club to consist

of late stage dementia, feeding assistance to be provided for elderly aged patients. (Ballard et

al, 2004 P.158).

In conclusion elderly people living with BPSD can engage and be active and as well be

monitored in simple appropriate activities and dinning programs. Behavioral symptoms can

be, anticipated, redirected, minimized and observed by the use of antipsychotic medication for

those individuals who have no drug prescription can be reduced or avoided.

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3. References

Ballard et al, 2004 Jpn J Psychiat Treat (1988) Mangone C, pp. 147-148 How Existing

Services Support the Older People Living With (BPSD).

Psychogeriatrics,(2000). Osuntokun B, Hendrie H, Hall K, pp. 140-144 Solution to be

implemented to help People living with BPSD.

McKeith et al, (2000) Feldman et al, (2001)Tariot et al, (2001) pp.154-156 Excessive Alcohol

drinking over a period of time may result to a deficiency call Alcohol Dementias.

Chan, W. C., Lam, L. C., Choy, C. N., , C. N., et al (2001) pp. 61-64 improve the conditions

of people living with dementias.

Street J. S., Clark, W. S., Gannon, K. S Gannon, K. S., et al (2000) pp. 150-152 Inter-

displinary communication.

Taylor J Ray W, , Lichtenstein M, Meador K. (1982) pp. 120-125 Provision of individualized

person center care.

Gerontol J 1992; 47:M9-M16. Reisberg B, Franssen E, Salan S. pp.87-90 improvement of

health mental disorders.

Brodaty H. Draper, B. and Low, L-F 2003. Pp.40-44 Techniqiues On How To Improve Care

Given To Eldely People Living With BPSD.

Neil et al, (2003) PP.47-55 -Utilize non Pharmacological approaches.

Edberg, A., Hallberg, I., & Gustafson, L., (1996).pp. 67-70. Dinning programs ideas.

Frequently asked questions

What are Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD)?

Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) are a range of disturbances in thinking, mood, or behavior that can occur in people with dementia. These symptoms can be very challenging for both the person with dementia and their caregivers.

How do existing services support older people living with BPSD?

Good care should be offered to the aging population, especially those living with Behavioral Psychological Symptoms dementia (BPSD). Doctors may not always be able to effectively identify and treat these symptoms. Caregivers play a critical role in assessment and identification of ailments. This document provides a wide explanation of services rendered by caregivers, focusing on the practices of Wintringham and HammondCare in Australia.

What is Wintringham?

Wintringham is an independent, non-profit organization founded in 1989 in Australia. It focuses on providing services to aging people living with dementia, particularly elderly homeless individuals. In 2011, the United Nations awarded Wintringham a certificate of Habitat Scroll of Honor.

What services does Wintringham provide?

Wintringham provides care for aging people who are homeless and disowned by the aged care sector. They focus on social justice, ensuring elderly people have decent housing and human rights, and are not discriminated against based on ethnicity, age, skin color, or financial worth.

What is HammondCare?

HammondCare is a Christian charity founded in the 1930s in Australia. It specializes in dementia care, rehabilitation, palliative care, and elderly people's mental health services. They aim to support financially unstable elderly persons in need.

What techniques can improve care given to elderly people living with BPSD?

The document outlines various techniques to improve care for elderly people with BPSD, including individualized, person-centered care practices, staff training to identify and treat underlying factors, and a versatile, oriented approach to care. These include addressing the individual's personal preferences, routines, lifetime occupations, recent losses, likes/dislikes, and things that help to distract, engage, or calm the person.

What role does medication play in the care of elderly people with BPSD?

The document emphasizes the importance of minimizing the use of antipsychotic, antianxiety, and hypnotic drugs. Medication should be used at the minimal possible dose for the shortest duration necessary to maintain the person's highest level of psychosocial and psychological well-being. Interdisciplinary communication is critical.

What are the recommended dining programs for elderly people with BPSD?

The document suggests providing three different dining programs to cater to different stages of dementia: Super Clubs (early stage), Main Dining Room (independent individuals with minimal assistance), Better Club (middle stage, directing and assisting memory loss patients), and Star Club (late stage, feeding assistance provided).

• College: University of Massachusetts - Lowell (university of Massachusett)
• Course: Pschology
• Grade: 2
• Author: Ver- Writer (Author)
• Publication Year: 2016
• Pages: 7
• Catalog Number: V375983
• ISBN (eBook): 9783668527614
• ISBN (Book): 9783668527621
• Language: German
• Tags: care, elderly, people, living, behavioral, psychological, symptoms, dementia, bpsd