Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease
This disease is the most common cause of dementia and is characterized by progressive memory loss and cognitive decline.
What is Alzheimer’s disease?
This common behavior in Alzheimer’s patients involves walking away from a safe area and becoming lost.
What is wandering?
The biggest risk factor for developing Alzheimer’s disease.
What is age?
What helps prevent dehydration in Ad paitents?
What is Hydration- Fluid intake
The most common type of dementia.
What is Alzheimer’s disease?
This general term describes a decline in mental ability severe enough to interfere with daily life.
What is dementia?
Walkers and canes help reduce this risk.
What is fall risk
This genetic factor, especially the specific traits, increases a person’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease
What is genetics/heredity?
Nutritional changes often begin in this stage of AD.
What is the middle stage?
This dementia is caused by reduced blood flow to the brain.
What is vascular dementia?
This type of memory loss affects recent events first in early AD.
What is short term memory loss
A specialized unit with safety features for AD patients.
what is memory care unit
These brain changes are hallmarks of AD.
What is plaques
This condition results from prolonged pressure on the skin.
What is a pressure injury?
This dementia involves abnormal protein deposits called Lewy bodies.
What is Lewy body dementia?
This is the greatest risk factor for developing Alzheimer’s disease.
What is Aging
This strategy includes removing hazards and improving lighting.
preventing risk factors
This stage involves severe cognitive decline and total dependence.
What is the late (severe) stage?
Poor nutrition and immobility increase risk of this condition.
What are pressure injuries?
Tools like hearing aids and glasses are examples of this.
Women are statistically more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease partly because of this demographic factor.
What is living longer life expectancy?
This involves frequent checks to reduce wandering and falls
What is close monitoring/supervision?
AD increases this burden on healthcare systems and families
What is increased healthcare cost/burden
Pressure injuries may not be preventable due to this factor in very ill patients.
What is poor health/limited mobility?
“Type 3 diabetes” refers to this possible link with AD.
What is insulin resistance in the brain?