The state of a person's home or yard provides valuable information about the level of functioning of the individual. The person you care for may have difficulty continuing their regular household maintenance and may need assistance. They may need a reminder to do the chore, or require direction to do chores properly or safely. However, they may refuse assistance which can result in the chores being completed incorrectly, and thereby creating more work for the caregiver. The person you care for may still be able to perform some tasks, but not others. For example, they may be able to sweep the floors but not able to vacuum. Also, they may find trying to complete the whole process physically demanding and they may need to break chores down into more manageable steps. Often times, they may stop doing their chores because they may find it overwhelming, or they no longer feel motivated.

In frontotemporal dementia Frontotemporal dementia
A type of dementia that mainly affects the frontal lobe causing a problem in executive function tasks., the person's ability to initiate and follow through on tasks is quite impaired. This might be noticed quickly by family and friends when a clean household suddenly becomes dramatically unkempt.

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