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kdc8969

I am 55 years old this year my fiancé is 56. He had a very rough life. His family tried killing him a lot when he was a child so he has a lot of anger built up so he became a very bad drug addict and an alcoholic very bad, his clean of drugs For nine years now and clean of alcohol for two years very proud of him in all that in the last two years, he had four strokes and a heart attack lost his hearing completely and will never hear again now it’s vascular dementia and it’s in the later stages. I don’t know what to do

Anna2022

Welcome to the Discussion. Even though we don't know your particular situation, we understand what you are going thru.

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SDianeL

so sorry you are going through this. Sadly if you don’t have a Durable Power of Attorney and the proper papers you won’t be able to help him. That would also apply if you were married. Soon he will need 24/7 care if he doesn’t already. Medicare does not pay for care. Medicaid may. I would speak to his doctors office and see if they have a Case Manager or Social Worker who can help. Also look up your County’s Aging Agency. You can also call the toll free Alzheimer’s number listed at the top of the page. They might know other resources.