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Re: First visit to Mom in MC - I survived!
Thank you for sharing this report. It sounds as though everything is going so well. I am glad for you and your mom!2 -
Re: Update on Memory Care transition
Thank you for keeping us updated on this. I have seriously been thinking about memory care and your experiences will be helpful to me. I hope you’ll find it easier as time goes on.1 -
Re: Need advice/support on next steps
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/250959#Comment_250959 I'd be looking at a different facility. I mean dad was home with mom 24/7 1:1; most spouses who are placed are coming from a situatio…2 -
Re: Unable to change soiled clothing
I believe some pwd respond to others better than the primary caregiver. Have you considered hiring someone to come in to help him with showering. He might actually do better with a stranger. But even…1 -
Re: When Hospice?
The Memory care facility my wife is in is having someone to come in Wednesday to talk about Palliative care. I don't know much about it but I don't think it is designed for the last 6 months of life.…3 -
Re: When Hospice?
Ask to have her evaluated. My mom was denied the first time she was evaluated. However they called two months later to reevaluate her. They’d had placed her on a two month re-check when evaluating he…3 -
Re: When Hospice?
My DW has been on hospice care since the end of January 2025. She is very mobile, still has a appetite, (although I have to feed her), nonverbal, incontinent, and some other issues (but still a joy t…4 -
Re: Unable to change soiled clothing
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/251036#Comment_251036 Yup. I have wipes and wash. I don't think he has the mental capacity to use either at this point. I plan on bringing clean clothes wi…6 -
Re: Unable to change soiled clothing
We haven't hit that problem, yet but my Alzhiemer's support group was talking about the various bribes they use use to get their LO to do things they don't want to do…mostly special foods. I am prett…1 -
Re: Anosognosia, alcohol and dementia
We are in the same boat. My DW drinks about a 6-pack a day. This is how she wants to live her remaining years, she has said. I just keep an eye on her and guide her to bed if she becomes "tipsy&…4
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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