What is Dementia?
Dementia is a general term for a decline in mental ability severe enough to interfere with daily life. Memory loss is an example of this. Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia. It accounts for 60 to 80 percent of cases. Vascular dementia, which occurs after a stroke, is the second most common. There are many other conditions that can cause symptoms of dementia, including some that are reversible, such as Thyroid or Vitamin deficiencies. Symptoms of dementia: memory loss communication and Language ability to focus and pay attention reasoning and judgement visual perception Types of dementia: Alzheimer's disease Vascular dementia Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) Mixed Dementia Parkinson's disease Frontotemporal dementia Creutzfeldt - Jakob disease Normal pressure hydrocephalus Huntington's disease Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome On September 23rd, 2017 I'll be doing the "Walk to End Alzheimer's" In Michigan Cit...
Hand Washing is one of the most important essentials to the skills test, as well as in actually facility or hospital. Wash Before and After patient care. Also, follow your facilities or hospitals policies on hand care, some may require you not only wash your hands but also anti-bacterial hand gel provided by the place of work.
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