Try: It may be difficult for the caregiver (cg) to distinguish the difference between typical age-related changes in the Care recipient (cr) and the first signs of alzheimer alzheimer’s disease and related dementias a list of warning signs is detailed below the cr may experience one or more of these in different degrees however you should seek professional help if you notice any of these warning signs memory changes that disrupt daily living challenges in planning or solving problems difficulty completing familiar tasks at home at work or in leisure time activities confusion with time or place trouble understanding visual images and spatial relationships having new problems with words when speaking or writing misplacing things and losing the ability to retrace steps decreased or poor judgment withdrawal from social family and work activities changes in mood and personality information references adapted from www alz org the alzheimer alzheimer’s association
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Categories: Behavior Challenging, Cognitive Intellectual, Emotional Psychological, Medical Physical, Social
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Keywords: Alzheimer alzheimer’s disease dementia memory loss cognitive impairment mentally challenged mentally incapacitated losing it
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