Alzheimer's Stage Assessment | Steps & Stages

Each Alzheimer's symptom brings a new challenge. By selecting symptoms, you'll get expert advice and practical tips in your Custom Care Guide.

Please tell us how often you see these symptoms:

Repeats questions, stories, ideas within minutes (or less)

Forgets appointments and important tasks

Can't reliably remember what happened yesterday

Forgets difference between public and private behavior (undressing, cursing, etc.)

Can't reliably remember who just visited

Doesn't reliably recognize family, close friends

Confuses distant memories as being recent

Generally not able to retrieve memories of even distant past

All memory seems lost; lives in eternal present

Tell us about your loved one's behavior.

How well can your loved one manage personal care -- such as toileting or dressing -- without help?

completely independent	needs some help	completely dependent

How often does your loved one have uncharacteristic emotional outbursts (acts angry, aggressive, or upset)?

rarely	sometimes	often

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Tell us about the person with memory problems:

What's his or her first name?

Relationship

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