Alzheimer’s Disease Can Cause These 7 Communication Challenges

“Good communication is an important part of living well after a diagnosis of dementia. It helps to the person keep a sense of self, sustain relationships and maintain their quality of life,” says Patty O’Brian, CDP, dementia specialist with Hartford HealthCare Center for Healthy Aging in Southington.

And one of the first steps in improving that communication is understanding the challenges that people with Alzheimer’s face.
Here are 7 communications challenges that you loved one might be dealing with.

7 ways Alzheimer’s shuts down communication.

Alzheimer’s is a progressive disease. So over time, you and the person you care for will have to change how you communicate with each other, says O’Brian.
Eventually, your loved one might have trouble:

1. Finding the right words.
2. Struggling to name common objects.
3. Fixating on ideas, words or phrases and repeating them.

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