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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is very, very uncommon for people in their 60s to have early onset dementia. Not at all a common situation.

Especially today, many, if not most, people in their 60s are active and in good health. I know a lot of people in their 60s and they are mostly all in great health and either still working or involved with volunteer activities.

Most parents in their 60s have no need for any kind of caregiving from their children. If anything, at that age they’re helping to take care of their grandchildren, at least occasionally. 
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Yet the title mentions people in their 60s who need care, not healthy people in their 60s.[/quote]

Actually, the title makes it sound as though it is common to need to give care to parents who are in their 60s, when, in reality, it is uncommon. Most people don’t need to worry about being cautious caring for parents on their 60s because it is unusual for parents in there 60s to need care in that way.

OP has a very unusual situation on many different levels. It’s nice of her to want to “warn” people who might find themselves with a suddenly violent father with early onset dementia in his 60s, but that is a pretty small group. Clearly, OP has other longstanding issues with her parents that are unrelated to her father’s illness that affect her situation, so that part isn’t necessarily helpful to folks who don’t also have those other issues.

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