Question from Anonymous Caring.com community member
Can someone with Alzheimer's forget something, then remember it after some time?
Expert Answer by Joyce Simard
Based in Land O' Lakes, Florida, Joyce Simard is a social worker and geriatric consultant specializing in dementia care. She's the author of The End-of-Life Namaste Care Program for People With Dementia and the children's book The Magic Tape Recorder .
Yes, a person with Alzheimer's can remember things that had been seemingly forgotten for a time. Their ability to remember may have to do with being tired or frustrated or just being distracted. Asking about it at another time may produce better results--not so very different from you and I.
