Alzheimer's patients may be delusional at times and must be reassured and redirected to other activities. There is no single Alzheimer's personality, just as there is no single human personality. Appearance and Cleanliness. For the caregiver, grooming the Alzheimer's patient may be an alienating experience. For one thing, many patients resist bathing or taking a shower.
Some spouses find that showering with their afflicted mate can solve the problem for a while.
Often the Alzheimer's patient loses the sense of color and design and will put on odd or mismatched clothing. It is important to maintain a sense of humor and perspective and to learn which battles are worth fighting and which ones are best abandoned. Driving and Wandering. As soon as Alzheimer's is diagnosed, the patient should be prevented from driving. A Swedish study found that over half of elderly people involved in fatal accidents had some degree of neurologic damage.