My husband has recently been diagnosed with dementia and is in an assisted living facility (discharged from hospital one week ago to the facility.) I believe he is in the middle stages, memory difficulties, some disinhibition, okay with ADL s, definite personality change. He is 75 years old. How can I estimate life expectancy? I am absorbing emotional realities, but also must plan financially.
Hello. I feel sorry for your husband for having suffered from an illness which has not yet been defeated by the medical sciences. I understand that he is quite old (75 yrs)and also had to be hospitalized for his dementia and is living in an assisted living facility. He will most probably live for around 8-10 years, but then he is a human and these things cannot be exactly predicted. The course of illness will also differ depending on whether he takes proper medications or not. As the days progress, he will require more of help and support. Meanwhile, you have to take care of yourself too and should seek psychological help cause taking care of a person of dementia is very, very taxing. Hope I am able to answer your concerns.