Try: Search for missing things to distract cr; then talk about what was found for example talk about a photograph or keepsake have extra sets of keys or eyeglasses in case they are lost

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Categories: Sage, Topic, Behavior Challenging, Emotional Psychological, Medical Physical, Cognitive Awareness, Somewhat Aware, Unaware, Long-Term Memory, So-So L T Memory, Poor L T Memory, Short-Term Memory, So-So S T Memory, Poor S T Memory

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References: caring for a person with alzheimer’s disease your easy-to-use guide from the national institute on aging by national institute on aging 2011 available at www nia nih gov

Keywords: Paranoid forgets forgetfulness memory loss cognitive impairment anxiety odd behavior

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