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Category: Dementia Care

What Are Some Typical Behaviors Seen in People with Dementia?

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Dementia changes more than a person’s memory. As the condition progresses, it can affect personality, communication, judgment, emotions, and the ability to understand what is happening in the world around them. Someone who was once calm and easygoing may suddenly become agitated. A person who rarely asked the same question twice may begin repeating it every few minutes. They may...
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Sundown Syndrome in the Elderly: Signs, Causes and Ways to Help

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If a loved one with dementia seems relatively calm during the day but becomes confused, anxious, restless, or agitated as evening approaches, they may be experiencing sundown syndrome, commonly called sundowning. Sundowning is not a separate disease or diagnosis. It describes a pattern of dementia-related symptoms that begin or become worse in the late afternoon, evening, or nighttime. These changes…

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5 Duties of a Dementia Caregiver

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Dementia slowly takes away a person's ability to manage daily life on their own; memory, judgment, language and problem-solving all decline as the disease progresses. For families watching this happen to a parent or spouse, the hardest part is often figuring out what kind of help is actually needed, and when. That's where a trained dementia caregiver comes in. Below...
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