I'm Rose Downs.
I feel like I've been dealt a double-whammy. Reason is because mom's got Dementia, & dad's fighting it every step of the way. He absolutely "refuses" to get assistance from anyone or anywhere. He won't even follow Doctor's orders, he leaves her @ home "alone" quite a bit & for extended periods of time sometimes. I'm doing everything I can to help whenever I can but like dad, I'm only 1 person & can only do so much. "especially" with not being "trained" to be a home health aide, nurse's aide, etc... I'm currently in a support group but am unable to convince dad "he" needs a "men's" support group as well. In "my" opinion, he's in partial denial that mom's as far along as she is, & partial fear due to the fact that once we put her in a facility, he'll lose her Social Security check, in which case, he'll "probably" lose the house among other things.
Tipp City, OH