Personas
Version 4.1 by Aleksanteri Hämäläinen on 2022/02/12 14:54
Person with dementia
- Margaret is a 75 year old widow living at home with a moderate case of dementia. She can function in normal daily life within her comfort zone decently, but often forgets to eat or drink for long periods of time. For anyhting special (home maintenance, banking, etc.) she need the help of her son, who visits once a week for these things. However she is nearly always surprised by these visits, even though they happen every week at nearly the same time.
Relative
- John is a 50 year old average person whose mother has dementia. He goes to help his mother atleast once a week, but sometimes she gets surprised/scared by visits, because she can't remember it. When he isn't there, he worries that she isn't taking care of her self, like drinking, eating or doing any activities.