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Re: Showering
A moveable shower seat is better than a bench. A hand held shower wand is required. You may be able to seat him and work from outside, but expect to get wet. Bed baths can be used instead if he can't…1 -
Re: Memory Care Facility for Mom
Prompted by the great advice on this site, I have done the recommed things. I'm in Ohio and Medicaid will cover MC but you have to find a facility that can/will accept it. The 2 year private pay seem…2 -
Re: Memory Care Facility for Mom
Sadly, Medicare covers almost nothing associated with Alzheimer's, only medications. Memory care is private pay, long-term care insurance in the uncommon event that someone has it, or Medicaid. As fa…1 -
Re: Still at home
It sounds as though she would benefit from group living and that she wants to move someplace else. Great! Lean into that. As H1235 said, if you have funds for 24/7 care, you’ll be able to afford AL o…2 -
Re: Still at home
You can call the Alzheimer’s toll free number and ask if they know any therapists familiar with dementia. Those are few and far between however. I found the best help was right here on this forum. Fi…1 -
Re: Still at home
Few PWD are ever "ready" to leave a familiar environment for a group living situation with people they don't know. But there comes a time when they need it. It sounds like your mom misses s…1 -
Re: Showering
If you have space with the bench, could you consider a shower swivel chair? They're usually used to help get in/out of a bathtub, but I would think it would work for this purpose as well. Once he's o…2 -
Re: The state investigated last week's incident and says my DH has to move...help
Please try to get as much as you can in writing, especially the incident report for this; it would be required if they were pursuing any kind of action. That might give you a little more insight. Als…3 -
Re: The state investigated last week's incident and says my DH has to move...help
I worked in a NH Mc I have never seen or heard where you were to get a resident up every 2hrs. Now if they were incon they were to be checked, but not if they weren't.1 -
Re: The state investigated last week's incident and says my DH has to move...help
I find your situation scary. Any of our husbands or fathers could do the same thing as your husband. Your husband has dementia. I don’t feel he did anything wrong. He was woken up multiple times duri…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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