tory before beginning the evaluation process. Evaluation of a patient assess the levels of cognitive and motor functions; tests of perceptual and cognitive abilities are administered. As AD progressed, evaluations asses self-care such as feeding, swallowing, dressing, toiletting, hair and nail care, bathing or shaving, and mobility. OT provides a graded program of task simplification and environmental modification that keeps with the pace of the patient's declining capacities. The occupational therapist needs also to teach caregivers how to manage the progressive incapacities of the patient (Pedretti, 1996).
Long term goals of occupational therapy intervention for Alzheimer's disease include the following: maintaining, restoring, or improving functional capacity; promoting participation in activities optimizing physical and mental health; and easing caregiving activities. Performance may be improved by modifying task requirements
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