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[quote=Anonymous]No DIY eldercare. Call in the professionals and use every resource available like adult daycare, respite care, visiting nurses. Limit having to transport the dementia patient all by yourself because this gets incredibly more precarious and time consuming and stressful for all involved. Do not try to cobble together family members who can “help” provide supervision and care. This isn’t anything like childcare or babysitting and is unfair to foist this huge responsibility on family. This is the time to hire out and get everything delivered: groceries, meals, prescriptions, medical equipment and supplies. Take a hard look at patient’s medical care team to include dentist and optometrist and any specialists. Combine and eliminate and streamline. My parent was dragging one to the dentist until the dentist stepped in to say stop - too stressful for all and unnecessary. Caregiver stress is real and can truly be a killer. [/quote]
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