I could speak for my father.
My paternal grandfather started getting vague a few years ago. About 18 months ago it was obvious he was developing Alzhiemer's.
He got moved into a Dementia ward in a local hostel about 9 months ago. Dad and his brother and sister generally organised it as my paternal grandmother was not real good at figuring it all out. She stayed in their house. Dad went to see him most days, but I found it terribly heartbreaking.
Grandfather got ill and needed hospital treatment about 8 weeks ago. They tried to stabilize him for moving into a nursing home, but his decline was steady. He passed away two weeks ago. It was not unexpected, really.
Wade.
