When treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, one of the most common brain disorders worldwide and in India is discussed, the interaction usually revolves around memory loss and medicine.

But a rehabilitation specialist Dr. According to Gauish Cankere, an important aspect often does not pay attention to anyone – training in daily life (ADLS) activities.

“ADL training focuses on the necessary skills such as grooming, dressing, food and moving safely. They can look like small tasks, but they form the foundation of a person’s dignity and freedom,” they say.

Neglecting these capabilities, he warns, rapidly leads to a fast functional decline, increased carer’s burden, and more risk such as fall, malnutrition, or joint hardness.

While drugs can slow down the progression of cognitive decline, ADL training helps directly to preserve the patient’s freedom. “It is a practical and powerful form of intervention that is much more noticeable than the current obtained,” Dr. Cenkre highlights.

Starting quickly makes all differences

Families often delay ADL training until the disease is advanced, but Dr. Cancare recommend to start as soon as possible.

“Initial intervention creates routine, strengthens procedural memory, and uses brain ability for neuroplastic. Over time, these structured habits help patients stay free for long periods of time and reduce stress families because the disease increases,” they state.

Practical, evidence-based techniques do not necessarily require expensive equipment. Instead, they rely on stability and creativity. Dr. Cenkre highlights highlights approaches that work well at home: breaking tasks in small stages, using signs and signs, maintaining structured routines, adjusting the environment for safety, and encouraging patients through impeccable learning.

For example, instead of asking a patient to “dressed”, carriers can step by step – “pick your shirt,” “Put through your hand.” Small but structured indications make it easy for patients to succeed without feeling overwhelmed.

ADL Training Creating Regular dementia Care

Dr. Kenkre believes that the healthcare system should formally identify ADL training as an essential part of dementia. “If we want to improve the quality of life for people living with Alzheimer’s, ADL rehabilitation should be seen as necessary, not optional,” they say.

This means that physiotherapists, professional therapists, speech and behavioral experts integrate in care teams, adding ADL assessment to standard evaluation and offering structured training programs to rehabilitation centers.

Families also require support – through caring workshops, manuals and demonstrations – while technology such as reminder apps, sensors and even robotic equipment can strengthen training.

“Most importantly,” Dr. Canekere insisted, “Policies should formally recognize and reimburse ADL-focused rehabilitation as part of standard dementia.”

For patients and families, ADL training may not be high-profiles as new drugs, but its effect is deep.

Dr. “What is the feeling of control to patients and families in fact, it is the ability to manage daily life with dignity,” says Canker.

ADL training is the one that keeps people food at its desk, rotates in its garden, and holds his own feeling as long as possible.