CASE STUDY- Sid is 78 years old, he is a retired Doctor and has 3 children Sally

CASE STUDY-
Sid is 78 years old, he is a retired Doctor and has 3 children Sally, Laura and James who are all professionals. Sid is married to Anna who is now living in a care home. Sid is a regular visitor visiting his wife daily at 1pm. This is just after Anna has had her lunch. Sid and Anna’s children are very devoted to their parents however; they are not able to visit often due to their own personal and professional commitments and this really upsets Sid.
The staff at the care home who look after Anna have noticed recently that Sid who has visited at 1pm every day for 3 years is missing days or arriving later or earlier. Sid always made it 1pm as he believed that Anna who has dementia might relate the time of day to his visit. Sid wears dentures and the staff have noticed when he speaks that the dentures are loose which makes them think he has lost a considerable amount of weight. The staff decided to have a chat with one of Sid’s daughters (Sally).
Sid’s daughter Sally made a point of visiting her dad the same evening and was distressed to find that the house was unclean, untidy and had offensive odour. This was in direct contrast to how Sid would normally keep his home. There was post un-opened for months and bills unpaid. The food in the fridge was out of date and there was no evidence of food having been made that day. Very worryingly, there was soap powder in the sugar jar. Sid told his daughter he had just had toast and tea but there was no bread and the kettle was cold. A neighbour stopped her on the way in to say that Sid was mowing the lawn during the night wearing just shorts and a top with bare feet.
Sid’s daughter decided to ask her manager for some leave to move in to her Dad’s house to see just how he was or was not coping. It became clear that Sid was now not meeting friends at the running track or at the curling club he had attended for 33 years. Sid had always been a gentle man of soft nature but now Sally was noticing he was angry and frustrated and at times appeared to repeat himself and stutter his words. Sally was able to take leave for several months from work but was finding the change in how her dad treated her very difficult to cope with and as he appeared to be turning night into day.
Sid’s daughter was exhausted and found that she was now snapping at her dad. Sid did not appear to be meeting his basic needs and refused to discuss his difficulties with his daughter or with the GP.
Sid’s daughter started to look for some support in her local area after the GP suggested that following a check-up and normal blood results it might be that Sid too had dementia.
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Task: Answer the following questions making links to the case study included

Identify the strategies and skills required to meet the needs of people with dementia and explain the ways to assist the carer in coping with the stresses associated with caring for people with dementia.

• From the case study, identify the effects of dementia on the basic physical, social, emotional and intellectual needs of Sid (2 examples for each need).

• Identify two behaviours displayed by Sid in the case study and discuss strategies that could be used to support Sid and lessen his distress.

• Discuss two routines or tasks such as banking and bills, safety in the home and coping with hazards outside and apply strategies that would support individuals from the case study in continuing with a routine and structure to their day.

• Explain three qualities, which are necessary in the care of individuals living with dementia.

• Discuss the important role observation and communication have, for carers when caring for individuals living with dementia.

• Describe two difficulties faced by Sally in the case study in caring for her father, explain why these may have come about. Discuss some coping strategies to minimise the stress on Sally as a carer for her father.

• Identify one statutory organisation and one voluntary organisation and show how they support carers such as Sally cope with the difficulties they may experience while caring for someone who has dementia

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