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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a memory care worker and I can say with certainty that most families bring their loved ones to us way too late. Meaning after they wander outside and the police have to be called to find them. After they fall and break a hip. After they call you crying from the grocery store parking lot because they can’t remember how to get home. After the 5 fender benders. 
Families 100% of the time mean well. They are trying to do what is best. They are trying to keep their loved one at home. They are absolutely doing what they think is right, even the family that rigged a seat belt on a recliner to keep their dad safe when they had to leave him to run errands. Or the family had a dog that barked when their mom tried to stand up that scared their mom into sitting back down to keep her from falling. I know they are all doing their best w a terrible terrible disease.
I just always like to jump in as a caregiver that we love what we do, there are many different settings we could pick to work in and we pick memory care/dementia units, and we have the staffing, the tools, the medication, the rehab team, etc so we can do the work and you can enjoy your visits. Have dad visit mom every day. Come every day or just on weekends. But we are here for you. 
I agree that the very best scenario would be continuing care where as needs change, they can go to a different section with familiarity.[/quote]

Bless you.  Truly.  One thing that’s important to remember is that medication can be used as a restraint and when that happens, it is *as bad* as that seat belt on the recliner you reference.  I am a former memory care worker and I cringe at the references to “the right medication” and “medication mix that calms them down”.  Those are lost like black box anti psychotics and they are terrible when used off label.  [/quote]

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