You are lucky that the state didn't intervene and force you to put them in a home "for their own good." It happens, and in California, spousal separation is mandatory when one has dementia and the other doesn't. I believe the mandatory spousal separation is cruel.
Visiting nurses came in frequently to check on my parents. They were a godsend. They helped me get whatever I needed to take care of them, along with monitoring their health. They always told me I was doing a good job, so I had no fears of the state intervening. In fact, it never even crossed my mind that they would try.
You are lucky that the state didn't intervene and force you to put them in a home "for their own good." It happens, and in California, spousal separation is mandatory when one has dementia and the other doesn't. I believe the mandatory spousal separation is cruel.
Visiting nurses came in frequently to check on my parents. They were a godsend. They helped me get whatever I needed to take care of them, along with monitoring their health. They always told me I was doing a good job, so I had no fears of the state intervening. In fact, it never even crossed my mind that they would try.