Hypothermia

A walk to the neighborhood grocery store may be the type of outing your loved one looks forward to. However, even this routine errand can be dangerous for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias especially during the winter season. If left alone, they might wear inappropriate clothing, undress or wander due to confusion, poor judgement or other typical symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease—leaving them at higher risk of the wintry wrath of Mother Nature. What you especially want to avoid is hypothermia, a life-threatening condition that occurs when the body loses heat faster than it can produce it. Remember, it does not have to be freezing for hypothermia to develop: mild cold, rain or wind can also prompt this.

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