{"id":305,"date":"2024-01-23T14:16:39","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T14:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/apah.onpressidium.com\/north-austin\/blog\/"},"modified":"2024-12-30T19:53:40","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T19:53:40","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aplaceathome.com\/north-austin\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tWhat Happens After You Call: How Our Dementia Care Process Works\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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Most people who contact us have done their research. They’ve read about dementia. They know what stage their parents are in. They have questions about accountability, caregiver consistency, and what happens if something goes wrong. What they don’t always know is what actually happens after they make the call. That’s<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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Nobody tells you, when dementia enters the picture, that you’re now a caregiver. It happens quietly. You start driving more. You stay longer at each visit. You start calling every night just to check. You rearrange your work schedule. You cancel plans without really noticing you’re doing it. You lie<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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When a parent is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia, most families’ first instinct is to protect. Lock the stove. Take the car keys. Remove anything that could go wrong. That instinct makes sense. But it can get ahead of where someone actually is. Dementia progresses differently for<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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Your dad walked out the front door at 2 a.m. last Tuesday. He didn’t know why. He didn’t know he was doing anything unusual. He was just walking \u2014 the way he always walked when something in his mind told him to move. You found him three houses down, barefoot,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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Someone said the word hospice. Maybe it was the doctor. Maybe it was the social worker at the hospital, talking quietly before she slipped out of the room. Maybe you half-heard it through the fog of a terrible week. And now it’s your job to make a good decision. That<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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You’ve had the conversation. Maybe more than once. You’ve noticed the unopened bills on the counter, the fridge that’s nearly empty, or the bruise your mom can’t quite explain. You finally said something \u2014 and your parent pushed back hard. “I’m fine.” “I don’t need strangers in my house.” “I<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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Your loved one is coming home from a skilled nursing facility or rehab center. You have a date. Now you need a plan for the house. The home they\u2019re returning to is probably not set up for someone who just had a hip replacement, a stroke, a cardiac event, or<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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Most people don’t think about getting out of bed until it becomes hard. For seniors living at home in North Austin, Round Rock, Georgetown, and the surrounding areas, those first and last hours of the day are often the most vulnerable and the most overlooked. That’s where wake-up and turn-down<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDementia Care in North Austin, Round Rock, Georgetown, and Surrounding Communities Starts with Better Support\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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Dementia changes daily life fast. One week, your dad forgets where he left his wallet. The next week, he forgets what a wallet is for. Families across North Austin, Round Rock, Georgetown, and surrounding communities often tell us the same thing. They noticed changes. They had concerns. They did not<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t

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