When resident is mentally impaired

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1. Give your response to the following statement from Keep in Touch, by Mary Judd, Winnipeg.

"When a resident is mentally impaired, does it really matter whether he is attractively dressed? Are we just trying to make an impression on the visitors and other residents? If the confused resident doesn't know or care how he is dressed, why should we? It's not bothering him."

2. Mr. Rockwell is a client of your agency. He lives in a retirement home but uses home support services from your agency two mornings a week. You have been visiting Mr. Rockwell for one month now. Although he appears to be in the early stage of dementia, he is a very precise person who has definite preferences about how he likes things done.

Four of the eight times you have visited, Mr. Rockwell has met you at the elevator (his room is next to the elevator). Sometimes he is fully dressed; sometimes he is only partially dressed. He is always very anxious. He says to you, "The train's leaving, and I've got to get on it or I'll be late." You know that Mr. Rockwell was a high school principal who lived and worked in downtown Toronto.

1. How might Mr. Rockwell's personality and past experiences be influencing his behaviour?

2. Knowing that Mr. Rockwell is in the early stage of dementia, what specific support strategies would you use to help meet his immediate needs?

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