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Re: Visiting DON'T
Good point, it can be hard to tell. My mother had to argue with staff to get out of a NH a few years ago after visiting a friend. She was nearly 90 and looked like she belonged there.1 -
Re: Visiting DON'T
My son recently began work at a Senior Living facility that includes independent living, assisted living and a locked memory care unit in the AL unit. He had a similar encounter where a well dressed …3 -
Re: Alone and missing friends. What to do?
I relate to jfkoc it’s very rough and you need to get out of the house daily either together or on your own. We used to walk (very slowly) down near the water and talk endlessly of our boating past. …4 -
Dad continues to be ready to move out of MC plus staffing changes
Hi Community, Dad continues to talk about moving out. The difference I see now is that he is not only packing up and talking about it like before. Now he puts his jacket on and starts carrying his th…5 -
Re: Agitation and Demands
I like you and too exhausted some nights, and if I stay up late, he gets up early! Funny notes…He doesn't have Sun-downers…he has Sun-Uppers!! wakes up wanting to run and get things done…problem is h…2 -
Re: Agitation and Demands
I now do bits of things that I enjoy. I’ve got so many things that I would love to do and things that we did together and all I seem to do is give them up one at a time. No more tuckshop duties with …1 -
Managing Work and Caregiving
I am struggling with how to juggle both a full time job and caregiving. My DH was dignosed with Alzheimer's at 60…4 years later and I am thinking it is time to leave work and stay home full time with…3 -
Re: Should I share my own surgery recovery with my LO that is in assisted living?
You said when I tell her I had surgery she gets up set. That give you the answer. If it upsets her don’t tell her. I would make up some excuses. Even something close to the truth. “ My neck is really…1 -
My brother
I just heard from his doctor's office. The doctor doesn't believe that my brother is impaired in any way and he won't do anything to restrict his driving. He seems to think that the MMSE that he admi…4 -
Re: Hope we can make this board more active
@tigersmom i took your suggestion and called the Hospice bereavement line. I have an appointment next week and they will fill me in on support groups. I was doing better this weekend and woke up this…3
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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