- Memory Loss Disrupting Daily Life: Forgetting recently learned information, important dates, or events, and increasingly relying on notes, devices, or family members for things previously handled independently.
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Challenges in Planning or Solving Problems: Struggling to develop and follow a plan, track monthly bills, or concentrate on tasks that used to be routine.
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Difficulty Completing Familiar Tasks: Facing trouble driving to a familiar location, managing a grocery list, or remembering the rules of a favorite game.
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Confusion with Time or Place: Losing track of dates, seasons, and the passage of time, or forgetting where they are and how they got there.
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Trouble Understanding Visual Images and Spatial Relationships: Experiencing vision changes that affect reading, judging distances, and determining color or contrast, which can create serious issues with driving.
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New Problems with Words in Speaking or Writing: Struggling to follow or join a conversation, stopping mid-sentence with no idea how to continue, or repeatedly calling objects by the wrong names.
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Misplacing Things and Losing the Ability to Retrace Steps: Putting items in unusual places (such as keys in the refrigerator), losing things entirely, and being unable to retrace steps to find them.
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Decreased or Poor Judgment: Making uncharacteristic, poor decisions regarding finances, falling prey to scams, or paying significantly less attention to personal hygiene.
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Withdrawal from Work or Social Activities: Pulling away from hobbies, social projects, work, or sports due to difficulties keeping up with the changes they are experiencing.
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Changes in Mood and Personality: Becoming unusually suspicious, depressed, confused, fearful, anxious, or easily upset at home and outside of their comfort zone.
