Dementia Question

[Jazzy]

Do people with dementia ever know they have dementia?

 

[Lamb]

If they catch it at the beginning, yes, they can understand it. My mother-in-law had dementia and was embarrassed by it.

 

[tango]

In the early stages, probably. In the later stages, almost certainly not.

The trouble with early stages is telling the difference between normal aging and something that might need attention.

 

[Forgiven1]

In the beginning, yes. As it progresses, they do not. Have taken care of many dementia patients over the years. They may have a lucid moment once in a while, but those tend to not happen very often.