@nana59 Its' funny how God seems to put us in positions that later turn up to be value add. I'm not a nurse but four years ago, my neighbor had mild cognitive impairment, somethign I later realized was not in the moderate stage. Her husband up there in years, was in denial. Her adult children in different states were powerless; the father was very controlling. I sat with my friend, took her shopping, while she could still continue to go, got her ready for her son's wedding, made food for her becasue she could no longer cook, read everything I could about Alzheimers, talked to her kids to try to get them involved, worked with her husband finally in the sale of his home, although he was mad as hell at me, for "selling his house" so we could get her back where her kids were with full time care. At that time, I was still active selling real estate. Little did I know all of that with her was my education, in caregiving for my husband when he was diagnosed last year. A precursor for what was to come for me. Who knows. But I'm glad you were a NICU RN; your Dad gets to benefit from your experience and you are knowledgeable and know what to do. Best, Karla