Nursing Care of Advanced Stage Dementia Patient: Case Report

Abstract

Alzheimer is the most common type of dementia in elderly. Alzheimer's disease is characterized by progressive loss of neural cell structure and progressive loss of memory. The disease effects one in nine of the people with age 65, and older. Alzheimer's disease requires long-term care of patients and their families should be addressed as a whole. In this case report; a patient with diagnosis of advanced stage of Alzheimer's disease is reported and the aim is to make a scheduled nursing care plan according to Gordon’s functional health patterns.