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[quote=Anonymous]My parents are now gone, but having dealt with memory care, I can tell you that giving a patient a cell phone or tablet wouldn't have been a great idea - too easy for it to get lost or damaged. Call the facility, ask for the unit or sub-unit nursing station, and they can facilitate a phone call or Facetime. All of these types of facilities are under pretty heavy restrictions - I know it's painful, but unfortunately given how rampant and deadly COVID has been among nursing and AL facilities, I don't think there's really any other option. Gently OP, you sound like you don't fully appreciate the difficulty of caring for someone with dementia and "physical issues." A good memory care unit can provide better care than another elderly person can do on their own. If your mom is confused by a phone and has physical impairments as well, she probably needs help showering and toileting at times.[/quote]
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