How to deal with a spouse who won't advocate for your parent with Dementia
Any advice would be greatly appreciated !!!
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@Casimira
This is a difficult situation. It doesn't sound as though your mom is in any way neglected, although if he's not supervising important medications, it's a grayer area.
How are you planning to fund this suggestion? DSD may not want to throw money at a companion caregiver right now. Perhaps he's budgeting resources for later when hiring care will be necessary rather than enriching. I know my mom loathed spending money for respite; it just didn't seem like good value to her. Dad's agency HHAs were over $30/hour with a 15 hour/week minimum 6 years ago. Not all of these folks were great; one stole some of mom's jewelry and dad only really clicked with one. And having people in the house kind of made it feel like a nursing home for one.
That said, I think what you are suggesting would be great. Does mom have any friends who light get her out regularly? I wonder if the approach might be a factor. What if you were to "gift" mom the weekly yoga class and pay for the companion aide yourself and see how it goes? Maybe if he found it helpful to have a break, he'd be more inclined to do more of this.
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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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