Please clarify. What is the role of a social worker? What can they do for a caretaker? I am realizing that I can't do this by myself. I don't ask for love, recognition of being my husband's wife or even appreciation, but I do want him to cooperate ...going to bed for example. I see that the push back is becoming more and more stringent. I get upset and that ruins my night's rest. He doesn't want to take his pills, change into pjs, brush his teeth. Just civilized behavior. He wants to roll into bed with his street clothes on and nothing else done. He was always a strong -willed child, a self- centered man, so this behavior mixed with ALZ should be no surprise. The way he just stands around and watches me get ready for bed with a smirk on his face, leads me to believe that he is being passive/aggressive. Yes, we have a guest room and bath; that may be my next step. 57 years is a long time to share a bed, but the time is coming to make a change. The problem is that he can't do the nighttime routine ..needs assistant to get it figured out, so leaving him on his own won't get the job done.