He feels he is completely capable of dealing with his

Peter uneasy. He feels he is completely capable of dealing with his own mail and does
not feel that Joe needs to do it for him. However since he has recently moved in with Joe
and is relying on Joe to help him with some of his day-to-day tasks, Peter is fearful of
confronting his son and hurting his new living arrangement.
1. Do you see any signs of possible abuse? If so, what types of abuse?
2. How should you provide support services to an older person when suspected or
confirmed abuse is occurring?
3. How should you provide services to the client when the alleged perpetrator is
integral to the older person’s life?
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4. Detail the strategies you have in place to monitor how stressful situations have a
personal impact on you as a worker.
5. In what ways can you ensure that you can de-stress following incidents like those
listed above?
4. Research
a. Source recent research on dementia. Provide a short summary on:
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• Difficulties with abstract thinking.
• Faulty reasoning.
• Inappropriate behaviour.
• Loss of communication skills.
• Disorientation to time and place.
• Gait, motor, and balance problems
The pathological features of dementia are
Dementia, chronic, usually progressive deterioration of intellectual capacity associated with
the widespread loss of nerve cells and the shrinkage of brain tissue. Dementia is most
commonly seen in the elderly (senile dementia), though it is not part of the normal aging
process and can affect persons of any age. The most common irreversible dementia is
Alzheimer disease. This condition often begins with memory loss or with subtle impairments