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Older adults
Memory, mood and behaviour can change in later life, and many of these changes can be helped. These are the concerns families most often bring for an older parent or relative.
Common concerns
signs worth a conversation.
- Several signs sound familiar
- They have lasted a few weeks
- They affect home, school, work or relationships
A guide to recognising patterns, not a diagnosis.
Dementia
- Memory loss affecting daily life
- Repeats the same questions
- Gets lost in familiar places
- Trouble with money, cooking, medicines
- Personality or behaviour changes
Alzheimer's disease
- Most common type of dementia
- Forgets recent events; old memories clearer
- Word-finding difficulty, misplacing things
- Slow, gradual decline
Vascular dementia
- Step-wise decline, often after a stroke
- Slowed thinking, poor planning
- Linked to BP, diabetes, heart disease
Mild cognitive impairment
- More forgetful than others of the same age
- Still independent in daily life
- Early check finds treatable causes
Mental health in Parkinson's disease
- Low mood, anxiety, apathy
- Seeing things, acting out dreams in sleep
- Memory and thinking changes
- Care shared with the neurologist
Depression in later life
- Tiredness, aches, poor sleep or appetite
- Withdrawal from family and activities
- Forgetfulness that improves with mood
Anxiety in later life
- Constant worry about health, family or money
- Restlessness, poor sleep
- Fear of going out alone
Delirium (sudden confusion)
- Confusion over hours or days, worse at times
- After infection, dehydration, surgery or new medicine
- Drowsy or agitated, seeing things
- Needs prompt medical attention
Late-onset psychosis
- New suspicion of theft, poisoning or plots
- Hearing voices, seeing things
Sleep problems in later life
- Waking often at night, napping by day
- Long-term sleeping tablets (fall risk)
Grief, loneliness and caregiver strain
- Difficulty coping after losing a spouse
- Isolation after retirement
- Caregiver exhaustion with dementia
not sure where to start?
Message or call, and we will help you decide whether a consultation is right. First visits are unhurried, and everything you share stays confidential.