Dementia, Depression, and Drug Effects in Older Adults – Nurses need to recognise signs & symptoms – Dementia or Depression

Dissecting Dementia, Depression, and Drug Effects in Older Adults, Journal of Psychosocial Nursing & Mental Health Services. Jan 2010. Vol. 48, Iss. 1; p. 39 (9 pages) Roy Ann Sherrod, Angela Collins, Stephanie Wynn, Monika Gragg Abstract: As adults age, many changes in functioning occur, and dementia and/or depression may develop. Medications used to manage [...]

Life story work and nursing home residents with dementia

Life story work and nursing home residents with dementia, Nursing Older People, 2009 May; 21 (4): 28-32 Russell C; Timmons S; Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Abstract: Research has indicated that one means of seeing clients with dementia as individual people, and gaining insight into their lives, is through listening to the stories they tell. [...]

Caring for those with dementia at the end of their life

Caring for those with dementia at the end of their life, Nursing & Residential Care, 2010 Jan; 12 (1): 33-6 Jordan M; Carole J Abstract: The challenges in end-of-life care for people with dementia are centred in the problems arising from diffi culty in direct communication. Those with dementia may be unable to communicate the [...]