“What do I say when I need to leave after a visit?”
Exiting post-visit can be incredibly fraught and stressful for family care partners: they know that ducking out without a “goodbye” feels cruel, but standing around arguing about why they’re leaving is losing battle.
Try this approach, instead.
Rachael Wonderlin is an internationally-recognized dementia care expert and consultant. She has a Master’s in Gerontology and is the author of three published books with Johns Hopkins University Press. Rachael owns Dementia By Day, a dementia care consulting and education company.
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