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Re: Hired companions to supplement MC.
I'm considering a private care company the hospice organization suggested. It's odd that an MC facility with 24/7 staff and hospice care who visit five times a week are not enough. Mom is m…1 -
Re: Memory Care + Aide - Make it make sense
It happens pretty often on the forum that I'm having an issue and need advice. I log on, and sure enough, there are others here with the same situation! My mom is MC + hospice + private care (al…1 -
Re: Memory Care + Aide - Make it make sense
Thank you all so much for your responses. Yes, she is on hospice - so there is already all the extra help and visits that come with that! Plus, up until 2 weeks ago, I visited at least 3 times a week…2 -
Re: Travel With Alzheimer’s
thanks to all for the advice and sympathy. Why wife has stopped talking about going home, si I’m hoping it doesn’t come up again.1 -
Re: Travel With Alzheimer’s
@Victoriaredux Thank you for the Teepa Snow video recommendation. Long to be sure, but useful. I can see some unhelpful things I have done and some new, better strategies to try. Just as important, I…1 -
Re: I Want To Live With Someone Else
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/74470/i-want-to-live-with-someone-else I think I maintain my sanity as a caregiver to a spouse with two kinds of dementia by constantly reminding myself that it is…4 -
Hospice and new strategies
Good morning. Some off you know me. Briefly DW diagnosed in 2019. Clearly in later stages. I tend not to use the stage number because it gets confusing but she's clearly in stage 6 area. Non ver…4 -
Guilt lingers where love was poured without measure...
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Dentist appointment
Have an upcoming dental cleaning appt scheduled for this Tuesday and not looking forward to it. The last appt, 6 months ago, was uneventful. However, in the last 6 months, my DHs patience level has d…3 -
Re: general anxiety
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/257384#Comment_257384 Thank you for your reply! I have POA for our retirement accounts and am his Rep Payee for his SSA. What I do not have , notr did we e…1
Commonly Used Abbreviations
DH = Dear Husband
DW= Dear Wife, Darling Wife
LO = Loved One
ES = Early Stage
EO = Early Onset
FTD = Frontotemporal Dementia
VD = Vascular Dementia
MC = Memory Care
AL = Assisted Living
POA = Power of Attorney
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