Alzheimer’s experts: Don’t hesitate to get paid help
USA Today
Marilyn Blum is like a lot of wives with a retired husband around the house. She loves the man she has been married to for 33 years but says, “It’s just not normal to be together 24/7.”
Blum’s comment is more poignant when she explains that her husband, Steve, 65, has had Alzheimer’s disease for five years and needs help dressing, grooming, eating and using the toilet.
“I wish I had gotten paid help right away. I waited two years,” says Blum, 61, of Owings Mills, Md.
Now Steve participates in an adult day care program. A paid companion, Evadne Cummins, visits the house three times a week to keep Steve company, make lunch, go on walks and help with basic grooming.
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Posted on July 13, 2010 | No Comments | Category: Alzheimer's, Caregiving, Dementia | Tags: adult daycare, Alzheimer's, family caregiving, respite care
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