I am not sure tbh, I am not happy with 'died' for each stage. Dying means a complete end - but the various stages, which vary from person to person and last differing amounts of time from person to person are not the same as dying, they are in many ways worse because you don't know what to expect, family can't plan or move on, as they could after a funeral. The ad also feels like the journey from mild cognitive deterioration to death is fairly swift, yet it often isn't, and no one can tell you how long. Every visit to the home or care home of person with dementia is filled with a slight dread about what changes will have taken place or what mood they will be in, as others have said, there can still be laughs, but sometimes angry outbursts too.
In our case the paid carers did not do the hours they were tasked with, they left soiled sheets on the floor and blocked the loo with wipes, so we could not relax as we were anxious about the care until a nursing home was found.
I didn't know how bad things could be until I was part of it, filling the gaps. This ad doesn't prepare anyone for that, it feels focussed on the narrator and their relationship, not on the disease and why much more help and insight is needed, and what help Alzheimers provide and hope to help with going forwards.
Paramedics are some of the most expert, as they will tell you, so many of their call outs are to elderly and those living with dementia. I can't fault them, as they told my DH, they are the new social services....
And the nurses in the nursing home are so patient and completely understand how to behave and interact, and give some of the best advice to family we have received.
Interesting chat today on Bridging the Gap about SibStar banking app for people with dementia (likely early stages of dementia) which I understand Alzheimers gave help and advice and a small grant to. It came about when the CEO was dealing with dementia care for her own parents and realised there needed to be a half way between taking over a bank account altogether and allowing some access and indepedence to the PWD. There are people out there with a proper understanding who are slowly but surely coming up with more ideas to help the lives of family and PWD.