Coventry Senior Living Blog Apathy, Dementia and Activities

Apathy. It's one of the approximately 500 symptoms you might well find under theumbrella term of dementia. According to Microsoft Word, apathy's synonyms include lethargy, boredom, unconcern, droopiness, and dispiritedness. For a person with dementia, this state of being may result in the inability to initiate activity, and/or spontaneous thought. Many of us, when feeling bored or droopy, have the ability to switch gears, maybe go for a walk, call a f [...]