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[quote=Anonymous]Alzheimer’s/dementia is a horrible illness. Yes, your dad needs to go into a nursing home. Yes, that means he will only continue to deteriorate and maybe at an accelerated pace but you have to weight the pros/cons here. Your dad is not going to get better. I’m so sorry but he’s not. There are medications that can possibly help (sedatives/anti psychotics, basically, is all that helped in my parent w dementia’s case—seroquel specifically) but all that’s going to happen whether he’s at a nursing home or not is that he’s going to deteriorate. You need to now think about what your mom needs and how you can help her. It’s awful and incredibly sad but unfortunately your dad is at a point where your mom can’t safely care for him anymore. He needs to be elsewhere, for your mom’s health and sanity.[/quote]
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