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ElCy
ElCy Member Posts: 151
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How soon do I need to put my husband on a waiting list for my? He is still very early in this journey but my lawyer said I should start looking at places right away.

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  • Joe C.
    Joe C. Member Posts: 996
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    EICy, I started looking at MC facilities over 2 years before I placed DW. Once I chose my preferred MC, I put down a deposit to be on the waiting list, that was 18 months before I placed her. I had no plans on placing her at the time I put down the deposit but I wanted to be first on the list for a room when the time came for placement.
  • Marie58
    Marie58 Member Posts: 382
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    I put my DH on a waiting list at least a year before we placed him. We reached the top once before we were ready so they went to the next person. We remained at the top. Once you find a place, ask their policy about that.

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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