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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Any tips on how your family managed to continue on at home? Dad is part of the equation and wants to continue at home with mom there. He needs some physical help but is still cognitively in relatively good shape, but unable to care for mom.[/quote] They can move in together to a facility. That is what we did with my In-Laws. Spurred by a cancer diagnosis and needed surgery, we suggested that they both move in to an independent living facility while he recovered. They never moved out. FIL died four months later and MIL (with dementia) stayed in the independent area of the facility for two years, them moved into the memory care facility. I would suggest this route if your father cannot drive anymore and if he has a dementia diagnosis, he should not be driving anymore. [/quote]
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