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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]well, what is this attorney offering as an alternative for people with dementia? I mean, my mother is bored in memory care, but she is well taken care of and safe. The alternatives are her living with us and me quitting my job (because she cannot be alone and cannot just chill even for 30 minutes,) AND getting care or f/t care at home which is more expensive. She was kicked out of assisted living for dementia behaviors. I suppose I could just put her in an apartment and allow her to die through starvation; poisoning;  getting lost, burning down the apartment....?  This is someone who is unable to use a phone, much less care for herself. [/quote]

The alternative proposed was a traditional Medicaid funded nursing home, but at least the one in the town nearby has said they can’t provide safe care due to mobility/roaming. They don’t have the safety measures memory facilities have, nor the staff to deal with the level of challenges parent has.

Have tried paid at home caregivers, and they are hard to find in their area and very unreliable. Frequently sibling gets calls to come back home or caregiver doesn’t even show. Left alone, parent will wander, and it’s a rural area where they could get lost quickly. Would often be found looking for their guns at a neighbor’s house (since they had been removed). Sibling is basically a prisoner in their home as much as the parent.[/quote]

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