Number of disorders may influence individual’s …show more content…
Self-esteem is a term used to describe what people think about themselves and their abilities. People with low self-esteem are less confident and assume that they fail at everything that they do. It may lead to mental health problems, isolation and forming damaging relationships. In present situation Jim’s self-esteem is very low as he sometimes feels confused; he is afraid of getting lost and finds it difficult to explain its reasons. As his self-esteem decrease, he feels unhappy and lonely, likewise, neglects his own appearance, stops taking his medication, and withdraws himself from social life. His decreasing self-esteem leads him to isolate himself at his home; he is not participating in his usual, weekly activities such as lunch club and bowling. As he finds hard to talk about his problems, he would rather stay home to avoid a difficult situation and became a creator of his own isolation and social exclusion. He also stopped preparing his meals and drive himself to look dishevelled which inclines lack of motivation. Motivation stimulates peoples’ desire and energy to continue with their interests and commitments. With his low-esteem and deteriorating dementia, his motivation suffers and more likely will decrease even further. The less motivation Jim has to perform day-to-day duties, the more isolated he will be and his self-esteem will decrease …show more content…
As Jim has other underlying health conditions a well coordinated multi-agency cooperation is essential to comply with all Jim’s needs. This may include a social worker, GP, specialist, health visitor, family support worker, carer, therapist and family or friends involvement. Healthcare professionals should perform a risk assessment and based on it create a proper care plan with consideration of Jim’s rights, feelings, preferences, respect his values, beliefs, wishes and opinion. Other things to think about include: accessibility of services, overcoming barriers to effective partnership between teams and services, safeguarding and ethics. This so-called “person-centred approach” may potentially improve the quality of care, meet all aspects of his needs, delay deterioration, support his emotional needs and empower Jim but, moreover, provide safe environment to manage his condition. The person-centred approach will promote his autonomy and in a result may have a positive impact on Jim’s psychological well-being by increasing his motivation and self-esteem and ultimately let him live in his own home and sustain his social life for as long as progress of dementia allow him to function safely within home based