Key points

In general, the development of dementia can be divided into three stages. The number of tasks people with dementia can perform independently decreases as dementia progresses.

✔✔✔ = Capable of performing✔✔ = Less able to perform✔ = Limited ability to perform✘ = Unable to perform
Tasks Early
stage		 Moderate
stage		 Late stage
Year 8-10
Handling complicated issues, such as transactions in a bank account ✘ ✘ ✘
Finding the way in familiar environments ✔✔ ✔ ✘
Telling the time and date ✔✔ ✔ ✘
Maintaining social manner ✔✔✔ ✔ ✘
Verbal expression ✔✔ ✔ ✘
Independence in daily living activities ✔✔ ✔ ✘
Urinary and fecal control ✔✔✔ ✔ ✘
Alzheimer's disease can also be divided into seven stages according to functional assessment staging. Please read "Seven Stages of Alzheimer's Disease According to FAST" for details.
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