My intervention is directed towards elderly individuals in long-term care diagnosed with mild dementia. The term dementia is used to describe a disorder that causes cognitive functions to decline. The disorder currently doesn’t have any tests that confirm if someone has it. When determining if someone has the disorder, doctors analyze their medical history and how their character changes daily. Dementia can be caused by a traumatic brain injury or brain disease. The disorder’s symptoms generally start off slow and gradually get worse. Dementia has many psychological effects such as depression, anxiety, agitation, and hallucinations. Cognitive effects of the disorder consist of short-term memory problems, confusion, and trouble with learning
