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Stages of Dementia    Early Stage 1 No difficulties noticed by the person or by other people 2 Forgetfulness stage Misplaces familiar objects, forgets names of friends May experience some difficulties in demanding social / occupational situations 3 Early Confusional Stage: Mild Cognitive Decline Getting lost in unfamiliar places Leaving tasks unfinished Difficulties remembering the right word for an object May be unable to interpret, access, sort or condense information May become worried that s/he is not coping 4 Late Confusional Stage: Moderate Cognitive Decline Changes become obvious to family and friends Behaviour may be unusual enough to cause alarm Concentration may become a problem May become disorientated away from familiar surrounding 5 Moderately Severe Cognitive Declline May recognise a person as being familiar but not be able to remember exactly what the relationship to that person is; beyond that may not be able to recognise people who are quite well known and may deny having ever met them Difficulty recalling address, phone number, day of the week etc Confused in familiar surroundings   Middle Stage Dementia 6 May still know own name, depends on others for day-to-day needs May become incontinent Personality / emotional changes - delusions, agitation, aggression Obsessive or repetitive behavior Lost sense of self, may become clingy   Late Stage Dementia 7 Verbal communication breaks down Loses ability to speak, understand, walk or maintain a sitting position Probably incontinent and swallowing reflex may be lost May have become very passive