Self Survey for
Dementia....*
Moderate
Dementia
(Can
last for two-to-ten years)
Perhaps one of the greatest
costs of dementia is the physical and emotional toll on
family, caregivers, and friends. The changes in a loved
one's personality and mental abilities, the need to provide
constant loving attention for years on end, and the
demands of bathing, dressing, and other care giving duties
can be hard to bear. Not surprisingly, caregivers of people
with dementia spend significantly more time on care giving
tasks than do caregivers of people with other types of
illnesses. Use this checklist to help you recognize the
problems people tend to have at this stage of the disease.
If you or your loved
one are concerned about any of the following, please contact
your physician:
Memory loss about recent
events
* Adapted from: Alzheimer's Disease:
Unraveling the Mystery, National Institute on Aging,
National Institutes of Health, NIH Publication Number:
02-3782, December 2003
