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[quote=Anonymous]My mom’s dementia seems to be moving faster.  I moved her into independent living in April 2022 mostly for the social aspect and to have meals available.  She didn’t really need much more than that at the time.  I had to move her to assisted living in May 2023 because she was struggling and needed more help with medications and reminders- she declined that much in 13 months.  Since then she’s lost almost all ability to do anything technical (unable to figure out how to work a TV-even with the dementia remotes, unable to work the thermostat, a radio, her electric door lock).  She confided in me last week that she’s forgotten how to operate the shower.  She’s having an increasingly difficult time swallowing and she is having a real struggle finding her words (she also suffers from primary progressive aphasia).  Her memory is awful at this point and she needs reminders for everything.

Unfortunately she’s pretty aware of her limitations but I know she’s going to need memory care probably sooner than later-but it’s so incredibly hard since she does still have some awareness.

Has anyone gone through this type of decline?  It’s happening faster than I expected and I’m not really sure how to help her at this point.  My heart breaks for her.[/quote]

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