Tips for Everyday Tasks for People Living With Dementia

Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias get worse over time. Even simple everyday activities can become difficult to complete. To help cope with changes in memory and thinking, consider strategies that can make daily tasks easier. Try to adopt them early on so you will have more time to adjust. You can:

• Write down to-do lists, appointments, and events in a notebook or calendar.
• Set up automated bill payments and consider asking someone you trust to help manage your finances.
• Have your groceries delivered.
• Manage your medications with a weekly pillbox, a pillbox with reminders (like an alarm), or a medication dispenser.
• Ask your doctor to provide a care plan and write down care directions (or have a family member or friend take notes during the visit).

Source: Alzheimers.gov