Alzheimer’s disease is a common form of dementia. This disease causes serious changes in a senior’s life. It can weaken the thought processing ability. This, in turn, causes drastic changes in the senior’s mood, behavior and memory. The symptoms can vary in each person but in each person it progresses until more intensive levels of care are needed.
What are the signs of Alzheimer’s?As senior ages, forgetting some things is a natural process. Your loved one may misplace the car keys or forget someone’s name, but it does come back to them later. These are typical age related changes and are nothing to worry about. However, the signs listed below may point to the early stages of Alzheimer’s.
- Having memory loss, which is disrupting the senior’s daily life.
- If the senior is having difficulty solving problems.
- If a familiar task is suddenly difficult to complete.
- If the senior gets confused about where he or she is and what time of the day it is.
- If the senior is having trouble understanding visual images and spatial relationships.
- If suddenly there is difficulty with words when speaking or writing.
- He or she is misplacing things more frequently and losing the ability to retrace his or her steps.
- Decreased or poor judgment.
- Withdrawing from work or social activities, which were formally enjoyed.
- If you are noticing drastic changes in the mood and in the personality of a senior.
If you and other family members are noticing two or more of these signs, you need to get your senior to a doctor.
These are a few ways a home care service can help. If your loved one is developing Alzheimer’s, a home care provider can make staying in the comfort of their home a more likely possibility. A caregiver can help to create a safer environment for your senior. This companion can help in many ways such as providing mind-stimulating activities. A care provider can supervise daily activities and provide nutritious meals for your senior. A home care provider can help to manage changing behavior and still create social interaction. Other ways a home care provider can help is by providing assistance in dressing, bathing, task like housekeeping, and laundry if needed. The companion can also help with medication by reminding your senior it’s time to take the medication.
Alzheimer’s is an insidious disease, which slowly takes our loved ones from us. They are here physically but not here mentally; they are in a world of their own. All we can do is make sure they are loved and taken care of to the best of our ability. But with a capable home care provider, your senior can remain at home, well cared for and happy.
If you or an aging loved one are considering Assisted Living, contact Ashbury Manor Specialty Care and Assisted Living in Spanish Fort AL, at 251-317-3017.
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