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 [...]

The Car, The Driver’s License — When to Take Them Away from The Person with Alzheimer’s

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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 an Alzheimer’s Patient’s driving privileges and car. It is not long into the illness that their cognitive ability does not meet the standard to be in-control of three-thousand pounds of metal [...]

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