Personal Space Changes in Dementia People with dementia often experience shifts in how they sense and respect personal space. This can show up as standing too close during conversations or not noticing when they invade someone else’s privacy. These changes…
Loss of Social Cues in Dementia People with dementia often struggle to pick up on everyday social signals that guide normal interactions. These cues include facial expressions, tone of voice, body language, and knowing when to speak or stay quiet…
People with dementia often wear clothes that do not match the weather or the situation, like shorts on a cold day or pajamas to the store. This happens because the disease affects their brain in ways that make everyday choices…
Layering Clothes in Dementia Explained People with dementia often struggle to dress themselves properly. They might put on too many layers or too few, leading to discomfort or health risks like getting too cold or too hot. Layering clothes means…
Difficulty Dressing as an Early Sign Have you noticed someone close to you struggling to put on clothes they have worn a hundred times before? This kind of trouble with dressing can be one of the first quiet signals of…
Clothing Confusion in Dementia People with dementia often face everyday challenges that go beyond forgetting names or dates. One common issue is confusion with clothing. This means they might not remember where their clothes are, how to put them on…
Cold Sensitivity and Brain Function Feeling cold starts in your skin and inside your body, but the brain plays a key role in how you notice and react to it. Special nerves pick up cold signals and send them to…
Dehydration Risk in Hot Weather Hot weather makes it easy to lose fluids through sweat, raising the risk of dehydration even during short outdoor activities. Your body needs water to cool itself, but when you sweat a lot without replacing…
Heat Intolerance and Cognitive Symptoms Many people with certain health conditions struggle when temperatures rise. Heat intolerance means the body has trouble handling warmth, leading to a range of problems. This often ties into issues with the autonomic nervous system,…
People with dementia often struggle to handle changes in temperature, making them more sensitive to both heat and cold than others. This issue comes from changes in the brain and body systems that normally keep temperature steady. The brain’s hypothalamus…