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