Are Reminder-Notes Enough for the Alzheimer’s Patient to Live Alone?

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Can reminder-notes slow or prevent memory loss from Alzheimer’s or Dementia? If you knew you were going to lose your car keys tomorrow, could you put them in a “special” place tonight and prevent their loss altogether? I have a friend, recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, who has been telling me about just such a plan [...]

Can the person with Alzheimer’s or Dementia Drive a Car?

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How to take away the car when a person is diagnosed with Alzhiemer’s? One of the most difficult things you will ever do is take away driving privileges when a person is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or Dementia. Not long after dementia begins,  does the cognitive ability to drive begin to wane. By Stage 3, most people with Alzheimer’s or Dementia [...]