
Memory Care Corner: The Global Deterioration Scale
Lori Petersen Montevideo Area Memory Loss Network (MAMLN) When I started as a Memory Care Coordinator seven years ago, I quickly became aware of a tool called the Global Deterioration Scale (GDS) which is also known as the Reisberg Alzheimer’s Scale. Even though Alzheimer’s disease is sometimes broken down into 3 stages, (early, middle and late) there is another staging system that was developed by Dr.