A transitionA move from one care setting (hospital, home, assisted living, nursing home) to another. Care during transitions involves coordination and communication among patients, providers, and family caregivers. For example, it is critical that there is a way to assure that the proper medication list is communicated from setting to setting. stage between the cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) (Dictionary.com) decline of normal aging and the more serious problems caused by Alzheimer’s disease. The disorder can affect many areas of thought and action, such as language, attention, reasoning, judgment, reading and writing. However, the most common variety of mild cognitive impairmentA diminished mental capacity, such as difficulty with short-term memory. Problems that affect how clearly a person thinks, learns new tasks, and remembers events that just happened or happened a long time ago. Problems that affect cognition. (See definition of cognition.) causes memory problems. According to the American College of Physicians, mild cognitive impairmentA diminished mental capacity, such as difficulty with short-term memory. Problems that affect how clearly a person thinks, learns new tasks, and remembers events that just happened or happened a long time ago. Problems that affect cognition. (See definition of cognition.) affects about 20 percent of the population over 70. Many people with mild cognitive impairmentA diminished mental capacity, such as difficulty with short-term memory. Problems that affect how clearly a person thinks, learns new tasks, and remembers events that just happened or happened a long time ago. Problems that affect cognition. (See definition of cognition.) eventually develop Alzheimer’s disease, although some remain stable and others even return to normal.
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