My dear 79 year old mother has Alzheimers. First of all, your regular family doctor is not the one to be taking care of her. We take our mother to the Geriatric Assessment Clinic at one of our local hospitals. I'm sure if you call up the Alzheimers Assoc in your area, they can refer you to a group like this. She also has an Alzheimers psychiatrist.
Mother is in the second stage.
She is seeing things that are not there. A few months ago, she was seeing clothes hanging in the woods and swore there were gypies living there. She thinks she has a severe case of dandruff and stays in the bathroom for hours upon hours scratching her head with a washcloth and brush. She is constantly scratching her head. She is now bald on top with horrible sores in her head.