Family and Nursing Staff Assessment of Alzheimer's Disease in Seniors at a Care Facility

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dc.contributor.advisorEllor, James
dc.contributor.authorNguyen, Stephanie T.
dc.contributor.departmentBiology.en_US
dc.contributor.otherBaylor University.en_US
dc.contributor.schoolsHonors College.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-24T20:32:02Z
dc.date.available2013-05-24T20:32:02Z
dc.date.copyright2013
dc.date.issued2013-05-24
dc.description.abstractAlzheimer's disease is a fatal neurological disease causing progressive deterioration of intellectual functions such as memory, reasoning, organization, language, and judgment (Narins 2005, Moore 2004). Seniors with Alzheimer’s are often cared for by family members; however, as the disease progresses it may become increasing difficult for the family to care for their loved ones leading to the decision to move the senior to a long term care facility (Galasko 1997, Gruetzner 2001). At some care facilities, residents are placed in various units corresponding to the resident’s care needs, physical health, and social and behavioral appropriateness. For the family, a unit transfer is a tangible indicator that their loved one has slipped further in the disease progression. Unit transfers are important transitions for the staff, the resident, and the family. It provides information about the resident’s disease progression, care needs, and how the family has dealt with the disease. Important to this project is how the family responds to unit transfer compared to how the care staff, having had a direct role in the transfer, feels.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2104/8693
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.rightsBaylor University projects are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. Contact libraryquestions@baylor.edu for inquiries about permission.en_US
dc.rights.accessrightsWorldwide accessen_US
dc.subjectAlzheimer's disease.en_US
dc.subjectFamily response to Alzheimer's disease.en_US
dc.subjectNursing staff assessment of Alzheimer's patients.en_US
dc.subjectUnit transfers.en_US
dc.subjectAlzheimer's care.en_US
dc.subjectWesley Woods.en_US
dc.subjectCoping with Alzheimer's.en_US
dc.titleFamily and Nursing Staff Assessment of Alzheimer's Disease in Seniors at a Care Facilityen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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