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[quote=Anonymous]What a tough situation.  Unfortunately, I do have experience with Alzheimers as my mom had it and passed away about a year ago - she lived in a memory-care-specific assisted living community in Mass.  It was a very difficult situation for a number of years and I so feel for you and your family.

My mom's best friend also has it, and she is in an assisted living community in Marshfield, MA (near Cape Cod) - I think it is The Village at Proprietors Green (?).  They have a Memory Care unit and her DH (who does not have dementia) lives there as well.  It is certainly very possible for a couple like your ILs to live together in an assisted living community.

This sort of care is quite expensive, but if they share an apartment it may not be too bad.

I caution you against looking at Sunrise - my mom lived in one for a few years and we had constant issues.  I felt we had to be vigilant (excessively so) to make sure she was well cared-for.  This will be the case no matter where your ILs live, but Sunrise in particular was extremely profit-driven IMO, often at the expense of their residents.[/quote]

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