Nursing Case Study Dementia Care

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The reporting party (RP) stated her two parents’ resident in the facility; residents Patrick Gipson age 82 DOB: 10/4/34 and Arnold Jean Gipson age 81 DOB: 11/7/35. According to the RP her mother suffers from dementia, however her father's memory is intact. The RP reported her father Patrick has lost 40 pounds since his last weigh was acquired. The RP disclosed the facility was allowing her mother "Jean" to feed her father who due to her dementia would dump his food into the trash. The facility failed to guarantee the RP's father was receiving the nutrition necessary to meet his needs. Due to the nature of her mother's behaviors she was allowed to care for her husband ADL's. Subsequently the caregivers failed to follow up on the care the father was receiving from his dementia wife. …show more content…
Moreover the facility failed to provide the care to her mother who had dementia by monitoring her skin care, communication, therapeutic activities, behavioral challenges, the environment, and assisting with her activities of daily living. The RP disclosed her mother was bitten by an insect on her hand which led to visits to the "Urgent Care" which eventually led to her mother's admission to the

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