What is Dementia?

March 23, 2015

Those with significant memory loss may have a condition often referred to as dementia. Dementia is not a disease but a group of symptoms that include memory loss, confusion, and loss or decrease in cognitive skills such as judgment, problem-solving, decision-making. These symptoms must be consistent and severe enough to affect day-to-day functioning to be considered a dementia. There are a number of different conditions and diseases that can cause dementia. See more at this link.

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The Caregivers; Beth, Lillian, Robert...all gave so much of their souls to my husband. It's a first experience and as a spouse I am forever grateful to the teams who cared for Chris and showed so much love to him. Activity Coordinator, Maren, is fabulous....creative and attentive. Had great ideas and always included everyone. Chris is so much younger than the others so I greatly appreciated the attention to detail and kind care she provided.

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