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senile dementia

NOUN
progressive cognitive decline in old age
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Girls had to assist in caring for the elderly, including men suffering from senile dementia.

From BBC

I was uncertain if this referred to Bud or to a literal blue jay, or if, perhaps, we were heading into the territory of senile dementia.

From Literature

Many suffered from senile dementia or other debilitating conditions, and the intent was to protect them from injury in accidental falls.

From Washington Post

Q. Do you recall him being diagnosed as having senile dementia in 1991?

From Washington Post

The late California Supreme Court Justice Marshall F. McComb was forced to retire in 1977 at the age of 82 after he was found to have “senile dementia.”

From Los Angeles Times