NEPL cares & supports for dementia patients in 3 ways; homecare by dementia trained attendants or nurses, care of patients at specially designed, secured NEMA elder-home and respite care for caregivers. We also train home caregivers
Dementia describes a group of symptoms affecting memory, thinking, and social abilities severely enough to interfere with your daily life. These may include
Cognitive changes such as memory loss, difficulty communicating or finding words, difficulty with visual and spatial abilities such as getting lost while driving, difficulty in reasoning, or problem-solving, difficulty in handling complex tasks, difficulty with planning and organizing, difficulty with coordination and motor functions, inability to express speech or understand, confusion and disorientation, Inability to handle finance, sensory and motor functions.
Psychological changes such as personality changes, depression, anxiety, aggressiveness & abusive behavior, paranoia, agitation, and hallucinations.
Dementia is primarily caused by the dead brain cells, but it may also be caused due to head injury, a stroke, prion diseases, HIV infection (virus damages the brain cells), reversible factors like depression, thyroid abnormalities, medication side effects, excess use of alcohol, and vitamin deficiencies
Types of dementias that progress and aren't reversible include:
Some causes of dementia or dementia-like symptoms can be reversed with treatment & care. They include Infections and immune disorders, metabolic problems, and endocrine abnormalities, nutritional deficiencies, medication side effects. subdural hematomas, poisoning, brain tumors, anoxia, and normal-pressure hydrocephalus.
Dementia can affect many body systems and, therefore, the ability to function. Dementia can lead to
To avoid these serious complications, dementia patients need to be in good Care. This could be provided by well-trained spouse or relatives, home caregivers. If not possible, they need to shift to care-home such as NEPL which have 24X7 caregivers & nurses trained to take care. Care homes are modified to minimize risks.
Dementia’s treatment depends upon its type and what causes it. It cannot be cured, since it is a progressive disease but with proper treatment and care the speed of disease can be put to a halt. There are two types of primary treatments for dementia, these are medications and non-drug therapies.
As advised by treating doctor, symptoms and behavior problems are treated by NEPL initially using nondrug approaches, such as:
Providing care for someone with dementia is physically and emotionally demanding. Feelings of anger and guilt, frustration and discouragement, worry, grief, and social isolation are common. NEPL homes can take dementia patients for short stays providing some relief to caregivers.