Living Well With Dementia/LWWD/Diseases/Stages

IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT THE DISEASE AFFECTS EACH PERSON DIFFERENTLY

Early Stage Signs and Symptoms

• Short term memory loss
• loss of focus/concentration
• Disorganized
• Taking longer with normal daily tasks
• Trouble handling money/paying bills
• Difficulty walking
• Depression

Middle Stage Signs and Symptoms

• Increase memory loss
• Increase loss of focus
• Does not recognise family and friends
• Disorientation to time and place
• Difficulty with language and problems with reading, writing and numbers
• Personality changes
• Inappropriate outbursts
• Loss of inhibition
• Repetition of movements/statements
• Bowel and bladder incontinence
• Disrupted sleep patterns
• Visual-spatial problems
• Sadness or depression

Late Stage Signs and Symptoms

• Dependent for all care
• Totally incontinent
• Inability to communicate verbally
• Weight loss
• Increased sleep
• Difficulty swallowing