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If you need occasional help why not move into AL now rather than have to move again?
Or find a community that has Independent, Assisted, Memory Care and Skilled Nursing all in the same community.
If you "expect to go on dialysis within a year" you may need more help than you realize. (or want to admit)
I moved 13 years ago and the thought of packing up and moving again is out of the question. As I have told anyone that asks my next move will be when they put a tag on my toe and wheel me out feet first. I can't imagine selling my house, packing everything up and moving to a place just to move again in a year or two.
Look for a Continuing Care Community and enjoy the amenities that are available.
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You say that you "are still able to live independently, but need help." Guess what? That means you're really not independent anymore, so perhaps now looking for a nice assisted living facility with a memory unit attached for when your husband gets worse in his dementia, as he will, and you having someone to look after you while you do your dialysis may just be the ticket for now and later down the road.
And having to move your husband with dementia more then just once is never recommended as people with dementia do MUCH better with routine and do not like their routine disrupted.
So I think it best that you now think long term and what's going to be best for the both of you, and my opinion is an assisted living would not only suit you both now but will also in the future.
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MissesJ Apr 22, 2025
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