Stage 6 on the Global Deterioration Scale is considered moderately severe dementia. In this stage, individuals are needing hands on care for most tasks. It’s important to still allow them to do as much for themselves as possible!For information about this scale and the other stages, please look through my recent posts and videos.#dementiaawareness #caregiver #alzheimersdisease #dementiacare #MemoryCare #memoryloss #frontotemporaldementia #dementiasucks #alzhéimer #dementiasupport #earlyonsetalzh
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Stage 2 of the Global Deterioration Scale (GDS) is still NOT dementia. These are normal, age-related memory changes that happen to everyone. Some examples: 🔹 Occasionally forgetting a word but remembering it later. 🔹 Misplacing objects (like keys or glasses) but eventually finding them. 🔹 Walking into a room and forgetting why—but then remembering later. These changes do not affect daily life and are not signs of dementia. 💡 If you’re unsure what’s normal aging vs. early dementia, my Dementi
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