When families start searching for dementia care, two terms come up constantly: board and care homes and memory care facilities. The board and care vs. memory care question comes up
If your parent with dementia has started leaving the house at night, pacing the hallway for hours, or trying to get out a door they can't explain — you already
You've already been at this for a while. Your parent has a diagnosis. You've made arrangements — maybe you've been managing at home, maybe they're in a general assisted living
When a loved one with dementia becomes aggressive — hitting, screaming, resisting care — families often hear the same thing: this is beyond what we can manage here. You need
The search probably started the way most of these searches do. A difficult moment — a fall, a close call, a conversation that went badly — and then a phone
You've already been at this for a while. Your parent has a diagnosis. You've made arrangements — maybe you've been managing at home, maybe they're in a general assisted living
It starts small. Your mother is restless at 9 p.m. Then she's up at midnight, convinced it's morning. By 3 a.m., she's walking the hallway calling for someone who died
You've looked into respite care. You've found a respite care provider you think could work. You know you need a break. And when you brought it up — even gently
You've had the conversation. Maybe more than once. You brought it up carefully, or maybe it slipped out after a long week. Either way, your parent said no — not
You didn't expect this conversation to happen today. Your parent was admitted for a fall, a UTI, a stroke, or a surgery — and now a hospital social worker is
