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LearningCurve
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What type of documentation does the Police Dept need to show that a spouse has dementia? Does taking the med bottles as proof meet this requirement? Just thinking ahead …just in case.

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  • blacksparky
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    I used the letters from her PCP and Neurologist to show them.

  • Timmyd
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    My DW got a jury duty summons a couple years ago. I told her neurologist about this and he gave me a very official looking letter indicating her diagnosis.

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    https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/242628#Comment_242628

    Something similar happened with DW. I got her PCP to write an excusal letter. However, when DW saw it, she was incensed, because she didn't believe anything was wrong with her. I asked her whether she wanted to be on a jury, and she said, "No", so I just passed it off as a way to get out of her serving.

    When I imagined her during the jury selection process, I knew it would be a disaster. She can't remember anything. She would get lost in the very big county courthouse. She would have trouble following directions. And I wouldn't be allowed to be with her to help.

  • jfkoc
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    Probably best to call and ask them.

    I hope you will share what they tell you. It can help someone else.

  • Arrowhead
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    I requested and received a notice from my wife's neurologist stating her Alzheimer's and that she was not able to care for herself or make her own decisions. When she was called for jury duty, I sent a copy, and she was excused. When she left home unexpectedly, I gave a copy to the police, and they put out an alert for her. It has come in handy at other times as well. If you have Power of Attorney, and you should, such documentation may be necessary for you to put it into force.

  • Anna2022
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    edited 3:32PM

    Thank you for this thread. I need to gather this information and put it together to have ready if needed!

  • terei
    terei Member Posts: 682
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    Honestly, IMO most PWD should not be getting access to any mail unless it’s greeting cards. It seems to just open cans of worms that must be dealt with. Same with phones + internet. Get rid of them or remove batteries as soon as possible.

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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