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Re: What kind of safety gate should I use?
@Lela53 Welcome to this excellent group but very sorry any of us need to be here. I don't know what to suggest for you or Jazzma that wouldn't maybe cause further risk. Like, you don't want to hang a…1 -
Re: What kind of safety gate should I use?
I was worried my husband would try to climb over. Turns out that hasn't been an issue. The gate sits high bc of where I had to place it to get a flat surface. I opted not to use the screw-in cups for…3 -
Re: When to stop ?
I'd let it go JC5. It's just theory. I've said in other threads: you can't be the cruise director and the captain of the ship. Being the captain is the more important job. Is a day program a possibil…18 -
Re: Memory care facility. When is it time
You are just as important as he is, period. I know what this is like, my partner has been in memory care for over two years, and it is not an easy road. But: you need your job and income, much less t…2 -
Re: Medicare and caregiving
Thank you for this post. I just looked at the link to learn more and it sounds promising. These things take time, trial and error steps and lots of measuring BUT atleast someone is doing something to…1 -
Re: Not a good day, steeling myself
I am sorry you are going through this. Difficult decisions. For your own health and well being, stepping back may be a good choice.1 -
Re: Not a good day, steeling myself
@M1 I second what fmb posted. Nothing you do or don’t do is going to change the outcome. If something starts upsetting her, then do exactly what you did. Stop, tell the staff, and leave. She will cal…3 -
Re: Seeing things
During my DW’s mid stages she often saw things I did not. But in her case I think many of them were what I would call misperceptions rather than full blown hallucinations. She would regularly see a d…4 -
Re: Not a good day, steeling myself
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Re: Medicare and caregiving
"Control" being the operative word.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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