Alzheimer's Moving and Housing

Questions and Answers

1. What is the process for getting a loved one placed in a care home?

   - he question I have is how does someone with dementia get referred to a care home? I am assuming they would be first diagnosed with the disease by a GP first, and then sent to a specialist for confirmation. Then I imagine it's quite some time that they remain at home, trying to live as best they can with help from family and other carers...
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2. How can I help my parents with dementia accept the care they need?

   - Refusing help is common in parents with dementia. Get advice on dealing with parents with dementia who refuse help from assisted living staff.
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3. Should my mother with dementia be put in a care facility?

   - My mother has bouts of dementia that can last weeks or just hours. Is that enough to have her commited to a hospital or nursing home??? Other days she is fine and on top of her game so would she be able to get out on those days?
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4. What are my parent's housing options if my mother does not pass a cognitive screening test?

   - My parents are on a waiting list for a continuing care facility, but in the year that they've been waiting, my mother's memory has deteriorated substantially. Although she has not been diagnosed with dementia, I'm afraid that she won't pass a cognitive screening test...
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5. Should I consider placing Mom in an Alzheimer's care unit to preserve my own health?

   - I promised my Mother many years ago that I would never place her in a nursing home. My Mother is getting worse with Alzheimer's, I am so worn out physically, and really even more emotionally. I myself have health issues. Should I consider Mom being placed in some kind of care facility, and how would I approached this with her...
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6. Can we travel with parents with dementia?

   - We'd like to take my parents to Hawaii, their favorite place in the whole world, one last time. They live in an assisted living facility, both have dementia, but they currently go out unescorted for walks. They are registered with Safe Return and we would bring a baby monitor. Can they stay in a condo adjacent to mine...
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7. How do I deal with my mom, who has Alzheimer's, refusing care and assistance?

   - Dad has been admitted again to a hospital because he fell and broke his hip. Extended rehab at an inpatient facility will follow. We just completed two months of this situation with mom at home alone. She has Alzheimers, but has a doctor who does not take anything seriously...
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8. What can cause the parent to see things and people that are not there?

   - What can cause a parent to see things and people that are not there?
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9. How can we help my mother who is struggling with loneliness in the assisted living facility?

   - My mother is literally dying of lonliness in the assisted living facility. What can we do?
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10. FAQ: How can I encourage someone with dementia to move to an assisted-living community?

    - How to encourage someone with dementia to move to an assisted-living community.
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