Undetected Urinary Tract Infection

When a urinary tract infection goes undetected in an Alzheimer's patient they can become mean, delusional, dull, disoriented or worse. 

Undetected UTIs are common in Alzheimer's and dementia patients.

Bing recommends

Urinary Tract Infection, You Can Learn From My Experience

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Does anesthesia cause memory loss?

A reader searching Google using the following keywords

does anesthesia cause memory loss

was directed to this article in the Alzheimer's Reading Room.

Bing Search - How do you correctly brush a patients teeth

A reader searched Bing using the following keywords

how do you correctly brush a patients teeth

They then clicked on the this headline

How to Get An Alzheimer's Patient to Brush Their Teeth

to get the information they were seeking.

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Home base care qualities of a good caregiver

The first question is always, how would I want to be treated and taken care of under these circumstances?

The following Bing keyword search

home base care qualities of a good care giver

lead to this article in the

Alzheimer's Reading Room

5 Qualities of Caregiving Excellence

Action verbs to describe alzheimer's

People suffering from semantic dementia – a type of frontotemporal dementia and the second most common dementia in people under 65 – experience a severe loss of word and conceptual knowledge.

A reader searched using the following Google keywords


The number one ranked article in the search came from the

Alzheimer's Reading Room

Words That Describe Feelings Get Lost in Dementia

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Adapting Activities for People with Alzheimer's disease

Doing things we enjoy gives us pleasure and adds meaning to our lives.

People with AD need to be active and do things they enjoy.

However, don't expect too much. It's not easy for them to plan their days and do different tasks.

Read this excellent advice from the National Institute of Health (NIH) here.

Caring for a Person with Alzheimer's Disease

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Google keywords - why does my elderly mother keep falling

Poor balance may indicate memory decline, Alzheimer's disease, dementia, or other causes that must be ruled out by a doctor.

A search of Google using the following keywords

- why does my elderly mother keep falling -

lead to this article in the Alzheimer's Reading Room.

Problems with Balance, Walking, Falling Can Be an Early Sign of Dementia

Red Plates in Dementia

One of the biggest problems Alzheimer's care partners face is how to get a person living with dementia to eat more food.

The level of angst associated with this problem is enormous. And, this problem is very common.