[quote=no_such_reality]This item is back in the news today with a new study showing that care for the elderly with dementia is far more costly than caring for cancer or heart disease. Dementia tops costs

As the next generation retires we’re going to have a real crises as the broken families leave only the industrialized care system to provide the necessary care.[/quote]
dementia is a big issue. It’s harder for families to take care of their elderly relatives at home because dementia sometimes comes with anger, violence, security issues, etc.

Our neighbor cared for his wife for more than a decade before finally having to put her in a home. She would “sundown” and sometimes became violent. She could not be left alone at any time. (So if he had a doctors appt he’d need to get someone to stay with her.) I admire him for hanging in as long as he did. Not many people would.

We’re dealing with milder issues in our family… trying to come up with a plan that doesn’t include a nursing home – but coming to the realization that a dementia lock-down facility may be in the near future. It’s tough.

Dementia doesn’t necessarily result in near term death… so it can get quite expensive if nursing home or assisted living facilities are needed.