The memory is diminishing, affecting daily life. For example, you may not be able to remember people’s names, or you may forget to put salt in your stir-fry twice. Difficulties in handling things that used to be familiar, such as not knowing the order of dressing, are warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease.
Does forgetfulness mean dementia?
Forgetfulness + mental retardation is dangerous.
To distinguish between “real” and “fake” Alzheimer’s disease, memory loss is mainly based on whether there is an intellectual impairment in addition to memory loss. For example, partial or complete forgetting of numbers, even simple calculations such as “4 + 5 = ?” even simple calculations such as “4 + 5 = ?” are difficult to complete. In particular, Alzheimer’s disease should be considered only when there is a significant deficit in mental activities such as not being able to find your way home, not recognizing your relatives, etc., which affects your daily living ability.
How to treat the elderly with Alzheimer’s disease?
Arrange gentle and quiet activities for the elderly.
When an elderly person is agitated, irritable, hostile or violently aggressive, it is necessary to ensure that the daily life of the elderly is simple, regular and rhythmic; arrange gentle and quiet activities; put away knives and other dangerous objects to reduce the occurrence of injuries; maintain a gentle and calm conversation to divert the attention of the patient.