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Help!!! I need RESPITE for a week anywhere San Diego!!!
Well I had thought PACE was going to set up care for my mom so I can attend a work conference. I am on the verge of losing my job since my mother moved in last October. I have missed several conferences and this one is mandatory. Anyone know of any respite care that will take a dementia woman for a week. Anywhere in San…
My first visit to a care home
This feels like such a huge milestone I'm compelled to see if others felt the same? It's the first true tangible step I've taken towards the inevitable placement. I keep telling myself that this is just for (my first) respite (in 2.5 years) but I'm not really kidding myself since in all likelihood she would not return…
Caring for two parents with Dementia
I am the sole caregiver for 2 parents each with dementia. I just moved from out of state to care for them. Any recommendations for in-home respite services in Greenville County?
recent fall, dementia diagnosis, close quarters
Hi everyone! I think this is going to be a spilling-my-guts sort of post and hoping to get some insight. Some brief context: we have suspected my dad (83) has had some cognitive decline for years, but he stopped going to the doctor in 2019 and has refused since (to the point of blow-up arguments when we pushed). He lives…
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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