Stage three: Severe dementia
By the time a person reaches the severe stage of dementia they need continual supervision, and will often need the specialist care of a dementia unit. The person will need help to shower and get to the toilet and their speech may deteriorate to the point where they can no longer be understood.
Symptoms include:
- an inability to recognise family and friends or even everyday objects
- an inability to locate their own room and bed
- forgetting about what happened in the last few minutes
- incontinence of urine, and later faeces
- disturbance at night and restlessness at sundown
