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My mother made inappropriate calls and the phone issue was a tough one. She also called me up to 37 times a day. She was attached to the cell phone and when I took that and showed her the assisted living landline, she used that less.

In her facility, the calls your mother is making would mean memory care.

Hospice is very helpful for dementia. It is a legitimate hospice diagnosis and doesn't mean death is imminent. My mother was off and on for 3 years at least. You get a nurse, aide, social worker, chaplain, volunteer. I figured the more company for her, the better. (I was there daily too.) Hospice has a lot of medications and doctors and nurses who are experienced in this kind of behavior.

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Thank you so much, that is SUPER helpful. We literally are flying by the seat of our pants. I'm so grateful for anyone who has advice and suggestions. As I said to the @celia16, the facility she is in doesn't think she ready for memory care. I've been told she in the longest phase of the disease. We keep having her assessed as we want what is best for her. They keep telling us no...so no it is. And I had NO CLUE that Alzheimer's (which I know is the leading cause of Dementia) qualifies for a hospice diagnosis! Now THAT is GREAT info! I will discuss with my sibs and see what they think. Thank you.

Are you in the NYC area?