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Alzheimer’s Care That Works

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How to support action when memory and initiation fail

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Jan Erik Fosmark
Apr 06, 2026
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What Is Happening in the Person

In Alzheimer’s disease, it is not only memory that is affected. The ability to start an action, understand sequences, continue a task, and finish what was started is gradually reduced. This is often described as a breakdown in initiation and sequencing.

The person may sit still even if they ‘should’ act, start something but…

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