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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My FIL with dementia lives with us.  Even though the initial move to our house was a reaction to an emergency it has been the best thing all around.  Dad has a full-time caregiver with him, we basically reconstructed part of the house to give Dad a large suite that is as completely secure as any facility, and we get the opportunity to interact with him on a daily basis.  I work full-time but when I get home then the care-giver goes off shift, and Dad and I are joined at the hip (I am better at being with Dad and dealing with his dementia than my husband and my husband picks up other household slack).  I think that not only has Dad benefited tremendously from being in our home but our kids also have benefited from having him here.  It is a lot of work but I wouldn't change any of our choices for all of the money in the world.  It is the right choice for us.[/quote]

He doesn't have trouble sleeping at night?  Most can't and from watching my MIL, I can't see how anyone on nightshift can have a daytime job.[/quote]

He sleeps about 4-5 hours a night, which is about what I need and get anyway.  Once the household goes to bed, he and I go downstairs and we'll do the activities that he really likes such as vacuuming or folding socks or sorting beanbags.  He also gets really soothed by the sound of the dryer so I'll have laundry going.  All of those activities help me get him down to sleep pretty easily.  I think we are headed towards a night nurse pretty soon though just so someone is up with him 100% of the time.  Right now we have a monitor in his room and the doors for his and our "wing" are all secured.[/quote]

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