The late stage - what to expect In the late stage of the disease (also referred to as “severe” or “advanced Alzheimer’s disease”), individuals experience increased mental and physical deterioration and need 24 hour care. Individuals in the late stage: • Experience severe impairment in memory, ability to process information and orientation to time and place. • Lose their capacity for recognizable speech, although words or phrases may occasionally be uttered; nonverbal communication will become increasingly important. • Need help with eating and using the toilet and are often incontinent of urine and stool. • Lose the ability to walk without assistance, then the ability to sit without support, the ability to smile, and the ability to hold their head up. The brain appears to no longer be able to tell the body what to do. • May have impaired swallowing. • May lose weight.
The late stage - what to expect
In the late stage of the disease (also referred to as “severe” or “advanced Alzheimer’s
disease”), individuals experience increased mental and physical deterioration and need 24
hour care. Individuals in the late stage:
• Experience severe impairment in memory, ability to process information and orientation
to time and place.
• Lose their capacity for recognizable speech, although words or phrases may occasionally
be uttered; nonverbal communication will become increasingly important.
• Need help with eating and using the toilet and are often incontinent of urine and stool.
• Lose the ability to walk without assistance, then the ability to sit without support, the
ability to smile, and the ability to hold their head up. The brain appears to no longer be
able to tell the body what to do.
• May have impaired swallowing.
• May lose weight.
So yes, seems like its normal.