It can be difficult to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease and Dementia, but there are tools and resources available to guide your family through the assessment process.
Pathways to Well-Being With Dementia gives essential information about living with dementia from 48 people living with it, their care partners, and leading dementia specialists. The science-based information is presented in a user-friendly format.
The DARS Office for Aging Services has developed a stage-by-stage guide to cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's disease, and other types of dementia. At each stage, the Virginia Dementia Road Map answers your questions about what you should expect and what you should do. It also provides concrete action steps to take at each stage.
Since Alzheimer's affects people in different ways, the timing and severity of dementia symptoms varies as each person progresses through the stages of Alzheimer's differently.