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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Advanced dementia is a terrible way to die. Its end stage based on your description. You eventually lose the ability to swallow and are likely to get painful  bedsores from immobility. I would far rather die sooner of an infection than a lingering death from dementia. [/quote]

Thank you. In the case when they had the infection in the past, the assisted living sent them to the hospital. By the time I arrived in the ER, treatment had been provided already.

Perhaps I need to remind them of what the advanced directive says and what her wishes are.

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In Maryland they have a form that you can complete based on your parent's advanced directive.  It is called MOLST.  I think other states have it.  You can file that form with the hospital so that they are aware of their wishes. I would also recommend looking into hospice at this point.  [/quote]

While, this is true. They couldn’t even find the form for my dad.[/quote]

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