[Verified Answer]: Client Profile – Peter Schultz4 Peter was…

Client Profile – Peter Schultz4 Peter was born on January 1, 1918. When he was seven years old, Peter emigrated from the former Yugoslavia to a small town in Alberta. After completing grade nine, Peter left school and worked as a farmer and logger. In the 1950’s, Peter moved with his wife, Eve, and their family to the lower mainland of BC, where he worked in construction, life insurance and real estate. During the 1970’s, Peter owned and operated a small hobby farm. He retired at the age of 75 and moved to a small city near Vancouver, BC. Born into a large family, Peter was the second oldest of eight siblings. Peter and Eve have two sons and three daughters, 17 grandchildren and over 30 great-grandchildren. With the exception of one daughter who lives in Alberta, Peter’s children live within one hour of driving distance from him and his wife. Peter comes from an ethnic German family and German culture and traditions are important to him. As a child, Peter learned to speak German, Serbian and English. He learned many German songs, hymns and poems and often recites his favourites. Peter also enjoys traditional German cooking. Peter is a Lutheran Christian and has been active in his faith since childhood. During his adulthood, Peter was involved in church leadership and is well regarded in his faith community. Until recently, Peter acted as Bible study leader. Peter has always been a social and outgoing person. As a young man, he enjoyed going to community events and was known to be an excellent dancer. Peter and Eve entertained regularly and enjoyed playing pool, cards and scrabble with their guests. He and his wife were both avid gardeners. Peter always enjoyed large and small building projects. After retirement, Peter built simple furniture and made latch hook rugs for his grandchildren. Recently, he has been unable to participate in these activities due to increasing confusion and an inability to make the calculations necessary to complete these projects. Other than back problems resulting from physical work, Peter has always been healthy and active. When he was 77 years old, Peter experienced a stroke, also known as a cerebral vascular accident (CVA), which resulted in short term speech difficulties and affected his swallowing ability. Following the CVA, Peter’s wife began to notice changes in his cognition, personality and behaviour. He progressively lost the ability to participate in activities that he previously enjoyed. Approximately five years following the CVA, Peter started to receive community-based health services.II. List the challenges to communication experienced by clients with Dementia. III. Fill in second and third column of the table: • First column: The communication challenge experienced by Peter is listed. • Second column: List the potential impacts the challenge in the first column has to the client and his family. • Third column: List the communication strategies that can be used an HCA to address the challenge and reduce the potential impact. IV. Debrief: Highlight further communication challenges and strategies that were not listed.Communication Challenges – Peter Schultz Impact on the Client and/or Family Strategies – HCA 1. Difficulty initiating or following conversations. 2. Difficulty following instructions or rules related to a game or activity. 3. Difficulty understanding written material or communicating in writing. 4. Expressing confusion and/or the inability to understand what is being said. 5. Expressing resistance when directed to complete tasks related to personal care and hygiene. 6. Expressing anger and frustration related to the loss of ability to complete formerly known / routine activities (e.g., household repairs and maintenance).