Families often become aware that something may be wrong when a parent who once kept a clean and neat home starts ignoring or losing interest in their surroundings. Items may begin to pile up as a loved one insists that these things cannot be thrown away. Things that the person may have never thought of keeping in the past such as plastic and paper bags, newspapers, ATM receipts and other items begin to appear. 

Not knowing where to put these things and possibly running out of space, items...