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From a good friend of mine Norrms McNamara

Michael Ellenbogen
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in Caring For a Spouse or Partner

https://www.torbayweekly.co.uk/news/all-care-staff-need-to-be-dementia-trained-8411490

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  • Keep It 100
    Keep It 100 Member Posts: 8
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    1,000% true. 

    Sad, and true. And it's not the poor caregivers' fault. The corporate, for-profit system of care is f'd up.

  • jfkoc
    jfkoc Member Posts: 3,944
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    I "preach" that training is the first thing to find out about and it can be done before any visit.
  • abc123
    abc123 Member Posts: 1,171
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    Thank you for sharing this.
  • abc123
    abc123 Member Posts: 1,171
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    @ Keep it 100,

    It is nice to see a post from you! I think of you & your husband often. I hope things are as well as possible for you both.

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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