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@coloradogirl When a person's life diminishes due to dementia and aging, it's a tough place to be. There is added resentment at the loss of independence, and the idea "someone is following me/doesn't want me to do something". A good evaluation by the speech pathologist may be a step towards where you need to go now, and like @mftucker said, hearing the parameters from someone other than family might make the difference. A tracking device could be employed also, similar to what is found here https://www.alzheimers.net/8-8-14-location-devices-dementia/ Would something like this help you?
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Interesting. My husband, who has MCI that doesn’t seem so mild any more, is just the opposite. He doesn’t want me out of his sight. So I’m the one who feels that someone is following me all the time. 😜At least I just about always know where he is.
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This is a great observation and we had begun to notice this also. The speech therapist was supposed to come today but never called to schedule, and the home health agency's follow up on anything related to her cognitive issues has been pretty much nonexistent. We may have to switch agencies to one that will take us seriously because we have been asking for six weeks now and nothing has been done. We have had great experiences with other agencies but while the professionals in our home all agree that she really needs this, their office's response has been nill.