Don’t Treat an Adult with Alzheimer’s Like a Child

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Don’t Treat an Adult with Alzheimer’s like a Child When my mom first came to live with us because she’d been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, I could not keep that woman in the house. Every time I turned around she was outside, shaking rugs, sweeping the porch or trying to prepare a spot of ground for [...]

Should the Alzheimer’s Patient Move in with You? And When Does He Move Out?

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When someone you care about can no longer take care of himself, should you move him into your home? It’s instinct to feel generous to someone who is ill, especially if he is a relative or loved one or, perhaps you feel indebted to this ill person. Because you feel obligated to a severely ill [...]