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[quote=Anonymous]Are there assisted living situations for couples in which one person has Alzheimers or dementia and the other doesn't, but wants to be with the spouse?

MIL has Alzheimers or some variant of dementia.  She is not completely gone mentally, but she is frail physically and very timid and cannot be left alone, ever.  FIL insists on doing everything for her himself (dressing, bathing, helping her move about, cooking, etc), and it is killing him.  Both are in their mid-80s.  He wants to live with her, not put her in a home, but he is either unable or unwilling to pay for full-time home care, which he really needs.  He has probably several hundred thousand dollars in savings, but he is from the generation that cannot stand to spend money, and he does not have long term health insurance.

Appreciate any advice from those who have been there (or who work in the field) about options for couples like this.  They live on Cape Cod, and he would not be willing to leave the area.  TIA[/quote]

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