It’s a start in the right direction. So many of us have witnessed the worst of it in our parents I hope that one day we will be able to do advance directives requesting assisted dying if you are diagnosed with dementia and crucially at what point you would like to go. My DM had a few good years, I was basically at her beck and call running around organising everything, but she was still enjoying shopping trips and days out and dancing watching Top of the Pops. The last few years have been hell, shouting and attacking her carers, crying, screaming, hallucinating and terrified. No real let up beyond the occasional tranquilliser. Just left to exist like this for probably another decade. No one would choose this. I will do everything in my power to ensure it doesn’t happen. I have my escape plan.
Unfortunately it will probably come to the point where generation rent start getting dementia and there’s no handy house to sell off and fund their care indefinitely. It’ll be a financial necessity, it should be a compassionate one.