Thesis: The three main stages of Alzheimer's disease are early, middle and late stages can be difficult to care of loved ones I. What is Alzheimer’s?
A. Alzheimer's is a common form of dementia, caused by changes in the brain, generally starts in the late adulthood, characterized by confusion, emotional instability, and progressive loss of mental capability.
1. The symptoms included memory loss, language difficulties, and unpredictable behavior.
2. How would a person feel if they couldn't put sentences together?
3. Alzheimer's disease includes supportive care from family and other caregivers.
4. Alice Howland, a fifty-year-old woman, who forgets a word during a speech and becomes lost during …show more content…
Include sleep changes, physical correlations, and wandering around not knowing where to go.
B. People with middle-stage dementia gradually lose the capability to take care of daily living activities like dressing, toileting, and eating.
C. Sun-downing normally occurs in the late afternoon or evening and may be a difficult time for an individual.
D. Avoiding wandering becomes a hard part of the care, and security precautions will need to be taken throughout the person's living environment without being considered a restraint.
IV. The late stage of Alzheimer’s is very difficult for family and friends
A. Care is extensively hard during this stage, for a family member or caregiver
B. Additional assistance from the nursing home or home health care.
1. Families could consider hospice care.
2. "Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia, affects more than 10% of those 65 years and older, increasing to 30% in those 85 years and older" stated by Johanna J.
C. When an individual starts to become less active, he or she may require less food due to appetite.
1. Person in this stage of the disease also may forget to eat they may need assistance from a caregiver
2. Giving the correct food or …show more content…
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