tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649118720488149471.post9135207744043795727..comments2023-12-27T00:52:05.523-08:00Comments on Dementia Diaries: A Journey With Dementia: Severe DementiaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649118720488149471.post-41844211177461229492015-11-22T00:51:09.415-08:002015-11-22T00:51:09.415-08:00This may sound crazy but I took my Granny to Trans...This may sound crazy but I took my Granny to Transylvania.<br /><br />After caring for my 94 year-old grandmother with latter stage dementia at home for two years, I relocated her four months ago to full care nursing home in Transylvania, Romania. I visited her everyday for the first two months in order to make sure everything was going to be fine. She has settled-in better than I could have imagined, she really enjoys her coloring and knitting. Now I’m back in the States and Skype with her regularly, not an easy decision for the family to make the move, however, in hindsight it was a better option than the “spend down” approach and lose the house. (Which is now rented and provides supplemental income for her.) The strain of taking care of her along with raising three kids under 10 years old was too much for us. The idea of selling the house and spending the money down to afford state care didn’t seem like a feasible option. <br /><br />Here is what I found:<br />Room, Meals and Medications. <br />-$2250 - $2500 per month.<br />-24 patients 16 staff.<br />-24 hour care.<br />-Skype available. <br />-Video cameras in common areas.<br />-Food prepared on site (good food!)<br />-English Speaking Doctor, Nurses.<br />-Activities: Coloring, Painting, Crocheting,<br />-Music and Games.<br />-Modern newly constructed building completed with EU funding.<br />-Safe serene neighborhood, nice views.<br /><br />Feel free to email me if you would like to know how we did it. Dave_duce@hotmail.com<br /><br />http://www.aarp.org/relationships/caregiving/info-10-2010/the_high_costs_of_caring_for_alzheimers_patients.3.html<br /><br />http://www.alzheimers.net/2014-01-16/traveling-abroad-for-alzheimers-care/<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840002001641596866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649118720488149471.post-60659788358861742572015-11-19T19:42:15.421-08:002015-11-19T19:42:15.421-08:00Thank you for your honest comments about life cari...Thank you for your honest comments about life caring for your mom. It's nice to know I am not alone.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03150902004950160070noreply@blogger.com