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Keeping couples together

When a husband and wife both have dementia, they can feel lost if they’re not able to continue living together. And yet, that’s often what happens to couples who need dementia care. They become separated, and they lose one another’s …

Making decisions for a family member who has dementia

How a Power of Attorney for Personal Care works in Ontario and what that means in practical terms when making decisions for someone who has dementia You’re concerned that a family member who’s living with dementia isn’t taking care of …

My parents with dementia won’t move into a care home

What happens in Ontario when a person with dementia is unsafe living in their own home but refuses to move? One day in December 2017, Dave got an email from his brother Pete telling him that their parents in Mississauga …