Serving Orange County, CA
Mission Viejo, CA
The 10 Signs of Alzheimer's Disease
The 10 Signs of Alzheimer's Disease in Mission Viejo, CA
- 1. Memory loss that affects day-to-day function
- 2. Difficulty with familiar tasks
- Unable to complete familiar tasks such as preparing a simple meal or playing a favorite game.
- 3. Problems with speech
- Forgetting simple words or substituting words, making conversations difficult to understand.
- 4. Disorientation of time or places
- Losing track of dates, seasons, and the passage of time. Forgetting where you are or how you got there.
- 5. Decreased or poor judgment
- Unable to follow a recipe or pay bills.
- 6. Challenges in planning or solving problems
- Forgetting things more often and not remembering them later, especially things that have happened more recently.
- 7. Misplacing things
- Putting things in inappropriate places. Accusing others of stealing.
- 8. Mood or behavior changes
- Exhibiting varied mood swings (from calm to tears to anger) for no apparent reason
- 9. Personality changes
- Acting out of character: confused, suspicious, withdrawn or fearful.
- 10. Loss of initiative
- Becoming very passive and withdrawing from social activities.
Contact us for a free, 1 hour in-home assessment with a Qualicare Orange County case manager. We’ll answer your questions and help your family plan for the future. If you’re facing behaviors or issues related to dementia (including wandering, agitation, aggression, incontinence and falls) we can offer experienced advice and coping strategies for day to day activities.
We will listen and we will help. Call us at 949-284-6411.