[CaptainCrunch]

I wish there was an easy answer to your two questions but theres not. Because its complex, its not just the person sliding into dementia, but the primary care giver.

I mean with my mom the symptons kinda creeped in slowly, where she lost interest in things that she liked doing like cooking and reading and then became more and more absent minded.

At the same time my Dad did his best to hide what was happening at home.

Then suddenly one day it felt like all hell broke lose and we as a family were scrambling.

All I can recommend is getting your family doctor involved as soon as you start seeing symptoms and your doctor can refer you to not only the different programs so you can plan ahead, but also refer to a (geriatric) psychiatrist to do an evaluation.

Also if you can get that referral and your person is early stage enough they can try Lecanemab which can help slow down symptoms of Dementia.