“Is it safe for me to leave my loved one with dementia alone?”

This question popped up as I was working on a piece about caregiver self-care. Dementia caregivers constantly ask me “How do I take time for myself if I’m ‘on duty’ or ‘on call’ 24/7?” Most dementia caregivers know they need to take care of themselves, but they find themselves last on their lists because the needs of their loved ones seem greater than their needs. There are also times where the caregiver has to go somewhere, like a doctor’s appointment or to the hospital for a test, and taking the person living with dementia is not an option…and the person living with dementia is insistent that they can be left alone. Yes, you want to respect their wants and autonomy. The last thing you want to do is to put in place unnecessary restrictions. But how do you know if leaving them alone is safe?

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