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When Does Long-Distance Stop Working?

ALCB
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Hello. I was wondering—when does long distance caregiving stop working? I understand that at some point my grandmother won't be able to navigate technology/understand how things like FaceTime work, but I don't really know when that happens. If it's helpful, my grandmother is 82, lives with her husband, still physically able, kids are ~30min away, and about stage 4 but starting to show stage 5 symptoms (long-term memory loss, confusion over family members). She is undiagnosed (😤), so no medication for the Alzheimer's.

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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