Describe the effects of dementia on the individual’s quality of life health and risk of abuse
Some effects that dementia may have on individuals quality of life may be their cognitive skills the individual may have difficulty in recognising people and places this may also affect family members because they expect the individual to know who they are it may be upsetting for them if they don’t remember them. Remembering where they live and difficulty in finding their way home this puts the individual with dementia in a very vulnerable position because people may take advantage of the fact that they don’t know their way home and abuse them. Individuals may also get easily confused and muddled up this can become frustrating for them and if they have to do something they may lose motivation to perform the task in hand. Poor concentration, attention and easily distracted this may also take away their motivation as well. Individuals with dementia also have difficulty in learning new things this is not good because you do need to keep your brain stimulated by learning new things.
Individuals with dementia may getting abused for example if someone knows that you have dementia they will look at you and think that you have mental impairment so they may be excluded in discussions about their care because their views and preferences are not seen as valid or perceived because of their dementia instead don’t have preferences being taken into account. When this happens the individual with dementia is protected by the mental health act. Individuals with dementia can live well with a high quality of life for many years following diagnosis if they have the right care and support that is available to them. But they also risk abuse due to failure to deliver the services and support that people with dementia need to have a high quality of life. Health and social care professionals have