Elderly Care

Question 1

What is Aspiration Pneumonia?
What bacteria is most commonly found as a result of this?

Answer 1

Often occurs in elderly dependent adults that are fed via a NG tube or PEG feed.
The mouth gathers plaque, bacterial, calculus and crusting of mucous
These bacterial reservoirs can make their way to the lungs when aspirating chunks of calculus.
Staph. Aureus in the lungs is found most commonly

Question 2

What is the Caring for Smiles scheme?

Answer 2

Scotland’s national oral health promotion
provides training and support to improve the oral health of older people particularly those living in care homes

Question 3

What is the definition of Frailty?

Answer 3

A state of increased vulnerability to stressors due to age related declines in physiological reserve across neuromuscular metabolic and immune systems
Distinct to single organ conditions (such as stroke) associated with advancing age and multimorbidity but these can co-exist

Question 4

What is the Oral Health Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL)?

Answer 4

A multidimensional construct that reflects (among other things) people’s comfort when eating, sleeping and engaging in social interaction, their self esteem and their satisfaction with respect to their oral health

Question 5

What factors does the Oral Health Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) include?

Answer 5

Function
Pain
Environment
Treatment expectations
Psychology
Social Factors