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You are right in that I have a full plate. With both of them, it is likely that it will get fuller! I'm so thankful for the home health help, and my dad's health. Longevity is very strong on both sides. My maternal grandparents lived to 93 and 95, and my paternal grandmother passed just before her 101st birthday. Thank you for your advice!
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Dementia, whether is is Parkinsons, Lewy Body, Alzheimers or Vascular, share the common thread of memory loss, confusion and frustration. What is different is the medications used, so it's important to know what you have.
Also important are co-morbidities, like diabetes, heart failure, kidney or liver failure. All these play in to how the patient is treated. Taking your parents in when they need 24/7 leads to disaster more often than not. One person suddenly finds themselves working three shifts of care, with no days off. Your mom seems to have excellent care at home for now. You see how this wears your father down, it won't be any less stressful for you. Nor have you considered how this will affect your husband, children and grandchildren. You have enough on your plate right now. Add more and it will overflow. Avoid the temptation to let your hero cape unfurl, read more of the posts here. Read posts on alz.org and maybe even join a support group nearby? Don't have time? If you can't spare an hour once a month, you can't take anymore on. As for your house, you could block the stairs, but you would also have to lock the outside doors so she can't wander off. You would have to turn off the stove when you are not in the kitchen. You would have to replace the tub with a walk-in tub and make the faucets self-shutoff. Sharps would be locked up, breakables put away. Area rugs have to be removed. Handrails are needed in all walkways. An Occupational Therapist can give you a home inspection. There's a lot to be done to make it safe.
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