Author Question: You are planning to move your elderly parents (or grandparents) into your home. There is enough ... (Read 69 times)

amal · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

You are planning to move your elderly parents (or grandparents) into your home. There is enough space for everyone to live comfortably and they are still in generally good health.

What steps would you take to keep them healthy and alert and help them live full, active, and rewarding senior years?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Describe each of the five stages of Alzheimer disease. What is a typical timeline from the beginning of stage one to the end of stage five?

What will be an ideal response?

josephsuarez · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answers will vary and should include providing good nutrition, encouraging regular
exercise, being mindful of overmedication, and encouraging creative expression
and social interaction.

Answer to Question 2

In the first stage, absentmindedness about recent events or new information is
observed, including difficulty remembering where something was just put down. In
the second stage, generalized confusion is observed, including deficits in
concentration and short-term memory. Speech is affected with repetition and a more
limited vocabulary. Personality changes are also common. In the third stage,
memory loss is pronounced and dangerous, with the individual perhaps forgetting to
eat, wandering in the streets, causing fires, and dressing inappropriately for the
weather. In the fourth stage, full-time care is needed and there is a lack of
recognition of loved ones. Communication ceases and anger or paranoia is
common. The fifth stage is characterized by nearly complete unresponsiveness. The
typical timeline from the beginning of stage one to the end of stage five is 10 to 15
years.