Dementia turning to alzheimer's??? does that happen?
My grandma lives with us. I am her 24/7 caretaker. My grandmother has dementia and it seems to be progressing. She is on hospice care because she has failure to thrive. I just wonder if the progression is Alzheimer's and what the difference is. Thanks :)
songbird, I am a caregiver of my mom who had dementia for over 5 years. It did get worse but I my mom had what was called vascular dementia. I went on to the website of the Alzheimer's Association to learn all about the 6 or 7 kinds of dementia. They were very helpful. I also attended seminars sponsored by them and a support group for caregives of dementia patients. Please reach out to that association for they are a wealth of knowledge. cg33
As mentioned there are many kinds of dementia - so often they diagnosis as Alz. - quick and easy -- in our family one parent has what we believe is Alz and the other parent has Dementia with Lewy Bodies - very differnt . The parent with ALZ is going on 15 year - with the last 6 in a nursing home - expensive -- the other parent it was 2 years of ups and downs and behavior so unlike they were before all of this hit...
As mentioned there are many kinds of dementia - so often they diagnosis as Alz. - quick and easy -- in our family one parent has what we believe is Alz and the other parent has Dementia with Lewy Bodies - very differnt . The parent with ALZ is going on 15 year - with the last 6 in a nursing home - expensive -- the other parent it was 2 years of ups and downs and behavior so unlike they were before all of this hit... MD's say you can only know for sure it is ALZ. with a post death autospy.
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