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Re: Using or borrowing person with incapacitated persons car
Talk to your parent's elder law attorney , if the advise is on your parent's behalf their assets will pay for the consultation. I guess that estate attorney never heard of elder abuse. You …2 -
Re: The Right Answer
Welcome to the group! When "not wanting to take away independence" is mentioned, I've had to remind others that THEY are not taking away their loved one's independence. Dementia i…2 -
Re: The Right Answer
@WMODuff Hi and welcome. I am sorry for your reason to be here but pleased you found this place. What an uncomfortable situation you and your sister find yourselves in. I suspect this is a situation …1 -
Re: The Right Answer
Welcome. When we think of dementia I had always thought of it as being about memory, but poor judgment, lack of executive functioning, impulse control and loss of social filter are all common symptom…1 -
Re: Fidget and Anxiety Reducing Toys
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/254226#Comment_254226 It took my husband about two weeks to start folding the towels and took a week or so before he paid attention to the dog. So time and…2 -
Re: Fidget and Anxiety Reducing Toys
The fidget dog brand is Chiaochutty, and I bought it at Amazon also. If you search fidget dog for dementia you should find it.2 -
Re: Dealing with BM Clean up!
JC5, thank you for bringing this up. We’re not “there” yet but I want to be prepared if/when the time comes. One thing I simply cannot stand is the smell of skunk. Living in the country we frequently…1 -
Re: Dealing with BM Clean up!
This is an awful task, cleaning up after a BM. I’ve been doing this for quite awhile as my husband is immobile and in a lift while using the bedside commode. I like Thieves Spray. It’s a little spend…2 -
Using or borrowing person with incapacitated persons car
I am my parents with dementia poa and they are officially incapacitated and in memory care. I am cleaning out condo. We're donating most stuff, shipping other stuff. she has a nearly new nice ca…1 -
Re: Using or borrowing person with incapacitated persons car
As POA, you have a responsibility to maintain her assets for her own benefit (whether or not she needs them at present). You can legally sell the car and deposit the funds in your mother’s account. I…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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