‘The Hardest Thing I’ve Done In My Life’: Making The Decision To Place Loved Ones In Dementia Care
“If you had a conversation with 10 people who put someone into care," Kae Hammond, owner of Dementia Help Center, says, “nine of them would say, ‘I waited too long.’”
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Dementia Care: When Staying Home Is No Longer An Option
Eight years ago, with her mother diagnosed with Alzheimer's and her father in worsening health because of stress, Kae Hammond went searching for a new home for both parents, a place that could care for them more than she could on her own. Hammond made some calls and arranged to see five homes in person. The first one struck Hammond as a poor fit for her style-continuous mother, Shirley. The Indio home's dark interior and leather living-room furniture weren't surroundings that would put Shirley at ease. (Newkirk, 3/31)