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New here & new to this journey
My fiance and I already care for his mother who lives with us due to her mental disease. She has siczohprania, bipolar, anxiety, and depression. A week ago she has now been diagnosed with early stages of dementia. We can see the changes in her and are seeking support wherever we can. Education, daily support on habits,…
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Release From This Alzheimer’s Prison
I have prayed and pleaded with God to release my mom and me from this Alzheimer’s prison we have been in for 3.5 years. My husband and I own a business which allowed me the ability to leave our company and be a FT caregiver to my mom. I feel grateful and blessed to have had the honor to care for her. While we have had many…
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Financial Assistance(2)
Hello, I am looking for financial assistance for my LO who is not qualified for Medicaid.
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Rambling, changing voice
Hello, first time posting here. My mom is possibly in stage 4. I’ve noticed that she will just start rambling and she talks more quietly. She is coherent if difficult to hear. Is this a symptom of the disease progressing?
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Newly diagnosed and need help
My mom was diagnosed with early stage this winter, but to us she has progressed very quickly. 2 questions: 1) She often confuses direct family members (thinks her husband is her mother, says her sister is someone else, etc.) and often doesn't believe she is in her own home. This seems to be odd for what the doctor…
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Service Dog
Does anyone have any experience or information on utilizing a service dog for someone with Alzheimer's?
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Upcoming neurology appointment for mom
Finally got my mom to agree to see a specialist. In Jan 2020, she had an intake appointment at a geriatric psychiatrists’ office. Refused to go back because ‘talk therapy’ wasn’t going to help her ‘anxiety and depression’. Plus the pandemic hit, so not a good time anyway. The person she saw informally told me MCI at the…
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Rapid End Stage Progression
In 2021, my father has gone from still being able to walk and have conversations in January and living at home to now he is going into a reclined wheelchair in MC facility and has lost almost 80 lbs. During that span of time, he has been in a couple of different facilities -- kicked out of one for aggression. He went from…
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Help in Richardson, Texas
I have found a company called Home Care Assistance in Richardson. I spoke to Ben. He was kind and informative. He told me he hires only 1 person out of every 24 applicants. He answered all my questions and also brought up several points I had not even thought about yet. I have to read through the information he emailed to…
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New to this world- sad and overwhelmed.
Hello all, I lost my Mom a couple months ago in her late 80s. She was tack sharp until the day we lost her. My dad and her were married over 70 years. He’s been forgetful, here and there, but not overtly so. However, since Mom died, he’s been declining rapidly. Extremely rapidly. I have always lived close to the family…
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What to do when bathroom becomes source of anxiety
Hi I have a question. My gram and I mentioned is in an advanced state of Vascular Dementia. She has boughts of combativeness/anxiety in the morning and late aft/evening. We are trying to isolate the triggers. The aft/evening is sundowning -we know she suffers from this as she has for a while but the mornings are new. It…
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Are certain phone calls helpful or not?
My mom, probably stage 6, lives in a board and care home and it is wonderful for her situation. I (daughter) live close by. I see her a couple times a week and we speak on the phone daily (sometimes several times a day when she is agitated.) Mom receives the occasional phone call from her long distance sister and she…
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Trying To Cope(1)
Thanks for letting me join this site. My DH was diagnosed in November 2020 with early stages of Alzheimer's, but i had suspected it was going on for several years. He's 69 and his Father had it too, but not until his 80's. It's so hard to accept & trying my best to handle keeping up with everything since he can't anymore.…
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Sooooo Exhausted
I’ve been caring for my aunt for 9 months. My mother wouldn’t help unless I paid her nor my father. I began paying them and all they are doing is just showing up. My mom wants to do everything but care for my aunt, my mother enjoys requesting that I order food coffee donuts, all while reading my mail, leaving dirty dishes…
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New here(49)
Hi all - I’m new here, but not to Alzheimer’s. Unfortunately I have a long family history of the disease. Several years ago my Dad was officially diagnosed, although with our family history we already knew. Based on his cognitive behaviors, he is probably in stage 2, although some days it seems more like stage 1 if you do…
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How to handle physical aggression
My mom was diagnosed by her primary care provider with dementia in January. We were referred to a neurologist but my mom refused to go until June. We are now in the process of a full neurological work up. Mom has had an EEG and an MRI and will have the extensive cognitive testing in about a week. She has started Aricept…
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ID bracelet
Thinking I should get some type of ID bracelet for my DH. Something that looks like jewelry, so he'll wear it. Something he can't take off, with his name, date of birth, and what else??? Maybe a way to include temporary information such as addresses if we are away from home. Has anyone done this?
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NEED 3 DAYS of 24 HOUR CARE for my MOM... looking for advice !
hi WONDERFUL PEOPLE !!! nothing HORRIBLE is happening (thank god!)... i have a DAYTIME AIDE/COMPANION for my MOM.. but she can't do OVERNIGHTS... i FINALLY want to take a NICE 3 DAYS away... my MOM is in EARLY STAGES... she basically needs a BABYSITTER... no INCONTINENCE, she can WALK by herself... i live in WESTCHESTER,…
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Cholinesterase inhibitors (e.g. Aricept)
My mother has mild to moderate dementia. Her memory and confusion are variable, sometimes even regardless of time of day. I do not know if she remembers being diagnosed with MCI, but she does not know she has been diagnosed with dementia. In December 2020, her doctor finally convinced her to try Aricept, just saying it…
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Overseas Natural Holistic Approach
I bought an organic farm in Panama in 2018. It is near the mountains and rainforest so daily temperatures of 70-77 degrees 365. Late 2020, I moved my mom from an assisted living facility in Las Vegas to live with me in Panama for better air quality, simple quality of life and to eat all the organic tropical fruit and…
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Hospice question(3)
I was told today by my mom’s palliative care nurse that she thinks my mom is going to need hospice. She had a fall last week, and according to her caregivers at her nursing home, there has been a significant decline in her functioning. She is very upset and has been sobbing, and they are not able to calm her down. She does…
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what to do about spending money
My mom is moving to an assisted living place. They know of her lewy body dementia and have a memory care unit when the time comes, they will see how it goes. Which is fine with me she has been stuck in a skilled nursing after a fall for months now, waiting to move. A few years ago my mom had me do her finances, by POA.…
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Talking to people who aren't there
My mom lives with us and she does quite well. However, lately she has what I will call "off days." She talks loudly to herself (although she swears she is talking to someone), she's constantly up at night -- still talking to herself, and doesn't really sleep. I am up most of the night just trying to keep her in bed and not…
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Warning TMI - Toileting Issue
My mother lives in MC. Since I've been able to visit more, I've noticed that Mom is no longer cleaning herself after a bowel movement. She is then putting on pants or sitting on her bed, which causes those things to become very dirty. Is there a way to help her remember how to clean herself? I've added an additional…
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Zyprexa...anyone have experience, insights
I have been reading this forum for a couple of years but this is my first time posting. My dad is progressing quickly into stage 6. My mom has refused to have any professional help in the house (she says she has caregivers, but they are 2 older gentlemen who just take him out on walks and for ice cream. I don't at all…
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Dr recommends taking Grandma off Namenda and Aricept
Hi all. I am an infrequent poster here. Mom and I along with some hired caregivers help take care of my grandma who is now in the advanced stage of Vascular Dementia. She is in an independent living apartment she shares with my uncle( 2 bedroom). And we have pretty much dedicated caregiving support for her. She’s 95 and…
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insulin dependent diabetic with Alzheimer's and vascular dementia
I am new to this forum as well as learning the ropes of Alzheimer's - does anyone have any experience with diabetic Alzheimer's patient who uses insulin? My husband had a way too low sugar a couple of weeks ago, and I questioned him and he insisted he didn't over use insulin. However, last night, he "confessed" he used the…
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Throwing trash in toilet
My mother has dementia and my elderly father with terminal cancer is the primary caregiver. We have so many challenges and things to figure out, but the most urgent is that my mom keeps clogging the toilet. She has started to throw trash items in the toilet and flush, which causes it to clog. We have either fixed it or…
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Feels like crazy fast progression
Still trying to understand what's going on with all this. My MIL, 67, was diagnosed with ALZ last summer. We'd started noticing forgetfulness and loss of memory (unable to remember her favorite recipe she's made for 40 years) and other things. What is hard to understand is right now, just over a year later, it feels like…
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Bathing Advice Needed
My wife prefers baths to showers and she can bathe herself. However, I think she sometimes forgets to use body wash. I have considered putting bubble bath in the water, but I don't know if that will really help her get clean by itself. All suggestions and opinions are welcome.