Alzheimer’s + ADHD Is No Joke

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As my Mom's Alzheimer's progressed her ADHD behavior patterns went off the charts.

Get clocks that display the day and date

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This one seems so simple and obvious but I didn't think of it until a friend of mine, Scott, said he got one for his Mom who also had dementia. 
power of attorney

Set Up Power of Attorney, Today!

Like many people entering the "Sandwich Generation", I've heard of the term "Power of Attorney" but I never knew much about it.

Inconsistent Memory and Behavior Issues

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Like most people, I assumed Alzheimer's disease was mainly something that caused people to slowly lose their memory. It is so much more than that.

Illogical thinking

Hygiene issues

Incontinence / be wettingUnable to rinse shampoo out of hairCan’t express why she doesn’t want to wash her hair in the shower - only sink.Forgets to brush teeth

The dangers of living alone

Cooking food in plastic bags in a frying pan on the stove - twice.Eating expired foodHurting themselves but not remembering howFell in the middle of the night and hurt her knee but didn’t remember itBurned her finger really badly but didn’t…

Buying and returning, everything.

Buying things they don’t need and then losing the receipts so they can't return them. Getting stuck in a constant circle of buying clothes, not trying them on at the store, bringing them home, and then having to return them. Then, leaving…

Food Shopping Issues

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If you haven't taken over your elderly parent's food shopping or insisted on going with them, you may want to start.

Create a “Health Binder”

Create a Health Binder that contains all the health-related answers in one place. This can be useful not just for your elderly parent but their doctors and you.