Hello. In December 2024, we learned that my father has Alzheimer's dementia. My father is a proud Italian who has always been self-employed and still is to some extent. My father lives alone in a retirement home and has Spitex for his medication because he would forget to take it. I am his daughter and I take care of all the administrative tasks and, since recently, I have been doing his laundry because he can no longer manage the washing machine. *** I enjoy doing this*** I do his laundry and change his bedding, etc. Once a month, I give him the money he needs to live on. At first, it felt really strange to have power of attorney over his bank account and to give my father money so that he has money to live on, but there is no other way. My father can no longer pay his bills himself or withdraw money at the bank counter. It gives me strength because I see how grateful my father is and how happy he is when I make his bed and simply take care of him. The post comes to my house because he would be overwhelmed. The smallest things overwhelm him, such as when I say to him, 'Dad, give me the clothes you're wearing, we have to wash them,' and I lay out new clothes for him. It's not that he has to give me his clothes to wash, but he hasn't washed them in a long time, not because they're dirty, but I think it's nicer with clean clothes. But first, my father has to agree, that's important to me, no matter what it's about. My father is happy when I do all this because there are days when he is confused and can't do anything, such as shopping, but thank God everything is still okay so far. My father is relatively independent; he cooks, goes for walks, meets friends, etc., but you can sense that he is ill. It does worry me a little – what if it gets worse? I just don't want my father to have to go into a care home; that would be the end for him. As long as I am mentally able, I will be there for my father and do what I can. I always imagine that if I had dementia, I would also be glad if someone was there and patient with me, so I am happy to do it even though it takes a lot of energy.