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When do you put someone with dementia in a home?

My 82 year old father has increasingly bad dementia. When do you put someone with dementia in a home?

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If you are unable to provide 24 hour care it would be appropriate to search for alternative housing. That might be an assisted living facility or skilled nursing facility.
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