NURSING CARE OF THE GERIATRIC POPULATION WITH ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE IN SKILLED NURSING INSTITUTIONS AND IN THE COMMUNITY

Abstract

This study has explored the basic concepts of etiology and pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease and determined the specifics of mental status and cognitive impairment, as well as the stages of development and diagnostic criteria of the disease. The research has determined the socio-hygienic and medico-psychological aspects of lifestyles in patients with Alzheimer's disease and their family members. The study has validated medical and organizational technologies of nursing care for patients with Alzheimer’s disease and conducted a medico-social analysis of care-related activities performed at medico-social institutions and in the home