Definition
Individuals lose their ability to respond to
their environment, the ability to speak and
ultimately the ability to control movement
• Often lose their capacity for recognizable speech
• Need assistance with eating and toileting, usually incontinent
• Lose ability to ambulate without assistance, then ability to sit without assistance
• Lose ability to smile or hold their head up
• Reflexes become abnormal
• Often lose their capacity for recognizable speech
• Need assistance with eating and toileting, usually incontinent
• Lose ability to ambulate without assistance, then ability to sit without assistance
• Lose ability to smile or hold their head up
• Reflexes become abnormal
• Often lose their capacity for recognizable speech
• Need assistance with eating and toileting, usually incontinent
• Lose ability to ambulate without assistance, then ability to sit without assistance
• Lose ability to smile or hold their head up
• Reflexes become abnormal
• Often lose their capacity for recognizable speech
• Need assistance with eating and toileting, usually incontinent
• Lose ability to ambulate without assistance, then ability to sit without assistance
• Lose ability to smile or hold their head up
• Reflexes become abnormal
• Often lose their capacity for recognizable speech
• Need assistance with eating and toileting, usually incontinent
• Lose ability to ambulate without assistance, then ability to sit without assistance
• Lose ability to smile or hold their head up
• Reflexes become abnormal
How does the Alzheimer’s Association defines late stage dementia as: Muscles become rigid Swallowing is impaired Reoccurring infections Lose inability to express
needs/pain/illness
How does the Alzheimer’s Association defines late stage dementia as: Muscles become rigid Swallowing is impaired Reoccurring infections Lose inability to express
needs/pain/illness
How does the Alzheimer’s Association defines late stage dementia as: Muscles become rigid Swallowing is impaired Reoccurring infections Lose inability to express
needs/pain/illness
How does the Alzheimer’s Association defines late stage dementia as: Muscles become rigid Swallowing is impaired Reoccurring infections Lose inability to
express needs/pain/illness