Living with Dementia

My wife Anna developed Alzheimer's in her early 50s. These are thoughts on what it was like day to day to live with dementia, for me and for her.

Tuesday, November 07, 2006

Institutional dynamics at home.
The carers are talking about each other. The ‘early shift’ is critical of the ‘late shift’, etc.
The live in carer likes to spend more time with the washing machine than with Anna. When I did some consultancy with a residential home, I described it systemically as a laundry with bedrooms attached.

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