What are the "stages" of Alzheimer's?
You might be surprised to learn that there’s no single definition of the “stages of Alzheimer’s.” Several different staging approaches are variously used; all reflect the fact that Alzheimer’s is a degenerative disease (it gets gradually worse) that progresses along a spectrum. Depending who you talk to, you might encounter any of the following three most common ways of staging Alzheimer’s dementia. The first one is the most useful to caregivers, I think, because of its pract