Signs of Dementia
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Should You Be Tested for Dementia?
Not all cognitive decline indicates dementia or Alzheimer's. Some cognitive changes are due to conditions or diseases that are treatable or even reversible. It’s important to get tested and find out a diagnosis-whether you want to or not.
6 Comments10 Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias
How do you know if an aging loved one is showing typical age-related changes vs. showing early signs and symptoms of dementia? Dementia warning signs vary, but memory loss, behavior changes, and increased confusion are common indicators.
77 CommentsHow to Know if Your Parent Has Dementia
Occasional forgetfulness can be blamed on advancing age, but a pattern of memory loss or unusual changes in behavior should prompt concerns about an elderly parent’s cognitive function.
31 CommentsCaregiver Concern: I'm Forgetting and Misplacing Things
We all lose our keys or glasses sometimes, but what if they start turning up in unusual places? For caregivers who are familiar with dementia, blips like this are troubling. Is misplacing things a sign of cognitive decline, or is it chronic stress?
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Signs of Dementia Questions
Why is my parent beginning to feel the past is as real to her as current time?
5 AnswersPeggySue2020 Answered 19 hours agoFather with Parkinson's and beginning signs of dementia (68) is refusing the accept his limitations and help. Any advice?
7 AnswersMaryBee Answered May 7, 2022I am helping my almost 93-year-old aunt, who is becoming abrasive, combative and indecisive. What can I do?
4 AnswersMickiLyn Answered Apr 28, 2022Is this mild or moderate dementia?
4 AnswersTChamp Answered Apr 13, 2022
Signs of Dementia Discussions
Need to vent…
5 CommentsMACinCT Commented Feb 5, 2022My Husband had the foot surgery. I came to visit him. He says to me it doesn’t look good. It is not healing.
5 CommentsNakeeta Commented Oct 22, 2021Is this the start of a journey?
42 CommentsRiverdale Commented Sep 26, 2021My mom has not been diagnosed yet. She has memory problems and it is difficult to see her like this. She thinks she is a horrible person.
2 Commentssjplegacy Commented Mar 2021
Signs of Dementia Related Topics
- Alzheimer's & Dementia
- Cognitive Decline
- Care Decisions
- Memory Loss
- Dementia Behaviors
- Burnout
- Violent Behavior
- Mild Dementia
- Early Onset Alzheimer's
- Long-distance Caregiving
- Lewy Body Dementia
- Aging in Place
- Cancer
- Sundowner's Syndrome
- Moderate Dementia
- Severe Dementia
- Caregiving
- Area Agency on Aging
- Dementia Wandering
- Home Modification