Operating various instruments and appliances require a variety of cognitive Cognitive
See cognition and sensory Sensory
Relating to one of the five senses - sight, hearing, touch, taste, smell. activities which become impaired with Alzheimer's disease Alzheimer's disease
A neurological disease that affects memory and behaviour. It is characterized by beta-amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles in the brain. There is no known cause but genetics and lifestyle are thought to play a role.. Due to memory Memory
The ability to process information that requires attention, storage, and retrieval. impairments, the person you care for may have difficulty with the basic functioning of instruments and appliances. Additionally, they may forget what the instrument is used for or use the instrument in an unsafe manner.

The first step in taking a more active role in symptom Symptom
In medicine a symptom is what the patient complains of. For example, a a patient may have symptoms of pain and fatigue. management is understanding how everyday life is affected; the next step is communicating this knowledge to the care planning team and family members. SymptomGuide^TM is designed with these goals in mind. 

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