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Re: Home care
when the VA provided respite care I started with 4 hours one day a week. I would fix his breakfast and the caregiver would arrive about noon. She just basically sat and talked to him and helped him w…2 -
Re: mom wants to go home
My mom is in Al and asks constantly to go home so she can go through her things. She thinks we have no right to go through her house behind her back. She expects to do it all herself or let it sit as…1 -
Re: Home care
Several months back one of our members posted these questions. Administration What is the staffing ratio and what is the longevity or the help? Turnover? How does the staff interact with the clients?…5 -
Re: Work at neighbor’s - worried about DH’s reaction
are you talking inches or feet? I would be very certain of the property line. Perhaps they would be kind enough to put the fence on their side of the roots.2 -
Re: Financial crisis in the making part 2
I am sorry you are dealing with this. If you believe the DPOA’s are not stepping up and supporting you, can you ask your attorney about removing them and having him placed under your guardianship? Gu…2 -
Re: Follow up on Blount Alzheimer’s Center Cuts.
I was also greatly saddened with news reports that the Roy Blunt Center for Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias (referred to by the acronym CARD) was recently ordered to reduce 10% of their workforce. …8 -
Re: Follow up on Blount Alzheimer’s Center Cuts.
For anyone interested in what comes next, I suggest you read the memo from Russell Vought, Director, Office of Management and Budget, US Office of Personnel Management, dated Feb 26, 2025. The letter…2 -
Re: What Have I Done?!?
Dear Carol- I think you reacted as many here would have. You are not alone in expressing a perfectly rational reaction to what amounts to abuse (as unintentional as it is by DH, our bodies and minds …5 -
Re: Nights are the worst...
Thanks for responding Carl46. I do understand I need to sleep for my own health and sanity but I'm concerned he won't do well in a MC facility at this point. He is still able to dress himself, feed h…3 -
Re: Hypersexuality
I thought I’d give an update on how things are going with my husband and his hyper sexuality. I started him on 200mg Cimetindine once a day. I don’t know if it takes a few days to build up in his sys…5
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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