Does My Loved One Have Dementia or Is It Normal Age-Related Forgetfulness?

Signs of Dementia include:

1. Poor judgment and decision making

2. Inability to manage money or a budget

3. Losing track of the date, day or the season

4. Difficulty having a conversation

5. Misplacing things and being unable to retrace steps to find them

6. Poor short term memory

Typical Age-Related Changes

1. Making a bad decision once and a while

2. Missing a monthly payment

3. Forgetting what day it is and remembering later

4. Sometimes forgetting which word to use

5. Losing things from time to time

6. Remembering what you forgot