Financial mistakes could be signs of dementia
“Research shows that people with dementia may be able to initially handle basic tasks, like routine bill paying or using an ATM card,” Bonnie Levin, Ph.D., director of the Division of Neuropsychology and Cognitive Neurosciences at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. “Eventually, everyday tasks — like paying for a purchase, calculating a tip and tracking one’s investments — also become challenging to handle on one’s own.”
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