Early stage: the person is largely independent but forgetful and needs help with planning. Middle stage, usually the longest: help with daily tasks, behaviour changes, wandering, sundowning. Late stage: full-time care, loss of speech and mobility.
Stages are a guide, not a timetable; people move through them at very different rates and not always in order.
Why it matters
Families use the stage to judge what care is needed now and to prepare for what comes next.
Stages of dementia where you live
The local guide on this, for each city we cover.
- Baltimore, MD
- Boston, MA
- Buffalo, NY
- Charlotte, NC
- Chicago, IL
- Columbus, OH
- Dallas, TX
- Denver, CO
- Detroit, MI
- Houston, TX
- Los Angeles, CA
- Memphis, TN
- Milwaukee, WI
- New York, NY
- Philadelphia, PA
- Phoenix, AZ
- San Antonio, TX
- San Diego, CA
- Seattle, WA
- Tucson, AZ