Needs Survey
Memory Impairment Indicators
The following ten questions are behavioral / memory indicators of someone experiencing memory impairment. Please answer each question with a YES or NO answer. Three or more “yes” answers may be an indicator of memory impairment.
My loved one…
1) is forgetful – often repeating themselves or asking the same questions.
YES NO
2) forgets the names of common items, places, or people they’ve known many years.
YES NO
3) needs assistance to manage their financial affairs, checkbook, household…
YES NO
4) does not participate in activities as often as they used to (church services or functions, family gatherings, social events, clubs…)
YES NO
My loved one…
5) has shown suspiciousness and/or paranoia by making statements that someone else took or moved the missing – (keys, watch, purse, checkbook…) or other similar remarks.
YES NO
6) is easily upset when corrected and/or may become verbally aggressive.
YES NO
7) resists personal hygiene and/or often wears the same clothing over and over.
YES NO
8) needs assistance with every day tasks like dressing, brushing teeth, shaving…
YES NO
9) does not sleep through the night and may wander the house
YES NO
10) personality is different now from the way they were all their life.
YES NO
The Pathways to Memory™ program is a social / behavioral model of memory intervention whose ultimate goal is to assist our clients maintain or regain their cognitive abilities, increase their self esteem and maintain or regain functions of independence.
Contact us for more information about Pathways to Memory™ or to locate a Pathways provider in your area.
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