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Re: When do you decide to place your spouse in a Facility
I think you are right to think of this and pursue placement now. Could the doc perhaps order something to aide with sleep and other behaviors. You may want to consider a trip to the hospital if it's …4 -
Re: When do you decide to place your spouse in a Facility
I agree with the others that these behaviors mean it's time. I'm so sorry. I dread walking over that bridge to memory care, but know I will likely have to do it as well. xoxo5 -
Re: When do you decide to place your spouse in a Facility
I placed my spouse a week after his 60th birthday. He was not quite as far along as yours, but I was working full-time and realized I had come to a fork in the road. Either I had to quit my job and b…6 -
Re: When do you decide to place your spouse in a Facility
I agree with @Quilting brings calm. His age is irrelevant. Wandering makes him a danger to himself.5 -
Re: Advice on Deed
If your home is in a trust and you have a deed showing that, you technically are not the owner. See a certified elder law attorney because once your trust is in place for 5 years, if she needs Medica…4 -
Re: Advice on Deed
I think that is true only if the trust is an irrevocable trust. Doesn't apply if the home is in a revokable trust. Again you need to check with an elder law attorney.5 -
Re: Coping with changing behaviors
Mirrors + reflective surfaces could be covered. Limit access to cash. If the behavior accelerates, there are meds that can help these issues.1 -
Re: Not sure how to feel
I don't know how you should feel about all that has happened, but I think I would feel angry and disappointed in the reliability of the test, in the current medical system, and lost in what to do nex…3 -
Re: Just need to talk to my friends (203)
My cousin the PK (preacher's kid) had a million parodies of hymns. One involved a bear with impaired vision, Gladly the cross-eyed bear.1 -
Re: THE INSOMNIA AT STAGE 7
I am very new to this group and don’t feel quite qualified to share much. But… I was going out of my mind with DH up every two hrs. VD. His neurologist prescribed Trazodone 50mg (can take up to two).…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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