Families often observe that the person can do something one time but not another time. “In the morning my mother does not need as much help as she does in the evening.” “My wife can use the bathroom alone at home, but she insists she needs help at our daughter’s house.” “My husband does not get as angry and upset at day care as he does at home. Is this because he is angry with me?” “Bill said a whole sentence yesterday, but today I can’t understand a thing he says. Was he trying harder yesterday?” Fluctuations in ability are common in people with diseases that cause dementia.
