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Re: When Hospice?
You can always request a hospice evaluation but I suspect your LO would not be accepted. Hospice is largely for physical decline, not mental decline or emotional/behavioral issues. My DW has been on …2 -
Re: When Hospice?
Palliative care is another option to consider. And you can have a hospice evaluate your DW and see what they say about admitting her to hospice.3 -
Re: When Hospice?
Hospice would deny you care/help. They are for end stage and your DW would not be considered that. My MIL was bed ridden, couldn’t speak or comprehend anything. But her body was very healthy. Hospice…2 -
Re: Unable to change soiled clothing
Could you try to buy him something new to "try on" for size? Maybe some type of clothing he really likes? I did that one afternoon when I was trying to get DH ready for a doctor's appointme…3 -
Re: Showering
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/250885#Comment_250885 I've used those. They are great.1 -
Re: Why do they have to be so angry?
Dealing with this horrible behaviour and disease is down right difficult challenging and awful. Excusing it with their reasoner is gone doesn’t help in the time of crisis even though it’s correct. Al…3 -
Re: Unable to change soiled clothing
When my wife was still home I found that asking her to do something didn't work so I started telling her "it is time to take a shower or change clothes to get ready for our appointment". Sh…4 -
Re: Psychiatric Drugs for Alzheimer's patients
Ditto what HB said. Dementia causes depression and anxiety. She would probably be that way anywhere. Many people with dementia who live at home say they want to go home. To them home is a feeling not…1 -
Re: Anosognosia, alcohol and dementia
My dad had cancer an was an alcoholic. He was released from the hospital to a SNF for a while before we got him home on hospice, but while he was at the SNF I would take him a small bottle of whisky …8 -
Re: Anosognosia, alcohol and dementia
Let him have his glass of wine and margarita. My husband has never been a big drinker, but we do enjoy having a glass of wine together some evenings. Maybe he will have two. I don’t care.2
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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