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[quote=Anonymous]Your mother has dementia. The blackout at Walmart and the obsessive anxiety ARE dementia. Your stepfather is making things worse by denying her critical care. Elderly people with untreated hearing loss have a much higher risk of developing dementia than others. One of the kids has to accompany her to a specialist for a cognitive assessment. You all have to try and make her husband see sense - his wife actually DOES need hearing aids and medical supervision for her cognitive decline. In that context, and given what the specialist will tell you, I'm not sure she will enjoy any location she eventually ends up in. She needs medication for her anxiety, and she needs to be near relatives who can check-in on her. This could last years, depending on progression. Then eventually she might need memory care, or constant supervision at home, probably with paid aides, because it will become more than her husband can handle (and he's not handling thing well right now). [/quote]
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