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[quote=Anonymous]At this point, you know she has dementia. Going to a neurologist isn’t going to do much. Focus your efforts on keeping her safe. 
1) she is no longer a competent adult. Do not expect her to be able to make decisions about her care. She has the brain of a toddler, make decisions with that in mind. 
2) you have to get your Dad to see that she has dementia. 
3) learn about therapeutic lying. We got my mom to do so many things with therapeutic lying. 
4) there are online stores for dementia (or Alzheimer’s) that sell stuff specifically to help keep them safe
5) if you think moving them is going to happen any time in the next few years, move them now. I wish we had moved my parents when my mom first started showing signs of dementia instead of waiting. (Listened to her desire not to move for too long) She luckily had just a little bit of memory left that she was able to adjust to their IL apartment in a CCRC. But if we had waited another 6 months, it would’ve been a disaster.

Good luck, this is a long painful road! [/quote]

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