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Looking for a good nursing facility for my grandmother in Fort Worth, Texas
I am now in a rehabilitation center with my grandmother, who is recovering from neglect and abuse from a nursing facility. I am trying to find a nursing facility that will care for her. Due to the pandemic I am finding it hard to choose a facility. I am choosing blindly.
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Sofa recommendations - Incontinence somewhat of an issue
Hi, The sofa I bought about 2 years ago is hard a rock. I'm getting it replaced but before I buy I wanted to get some advice from other caregivers. My LO has mild ALZ and pee incontinence is somewhat of an issue. She's about 4'8", feisty, and about 175 lbs. So I will get a low profile sofa but I was wondering if leather is…
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Hyperactivity
Husband is quite hyperactive with this disease. Seroquel does not seem to address this situation. Have you found that your LO is more hyper with this disease? Have you found any solutions to this? Wandering or pacing is normal but never sitting down? To be honest, I would rather DH slept more. Maybe this is something I…
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A plea
To the family of my husband’s memory care “wife”, When you left your mom at memory care’s door, you left your mom. I did the same with my husband. Our vulnerable, brain compromised, loved ones were removed from their prior lives and homes and somehow found solace in each other’s company, believing the other is their…
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advice for the early stages
Hey all. Happy new year. I'm struggling with getting my mom diagnosed (one way or the other). To skip to the end, I'm looking for advice on how to tell my mom that she has an appointment coming up. If she does have alz, I think it's in the early-ish stages. She can still care for herself and will definitely know that she…
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Conservator/Guardian Court Paperwork help!
Does anyone here have experience with filing conservatorship financial and care reporting? This is my first year doing it (last year we had an attorney who did 99% of it and we just signed and she sent it into court for us: I’m on my own this year). I feel overwhelmed with this whole process. Anyone know of…
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Information and what I have learned!
I am sorry we are all going through this! There are good days and bad days. I always remember this is not my Mom. I have learn so much online with ALZ in the last 6 year or so, feeding my brain with many different techniques. Here's an example on some of the other websites that have also helped = Teepa Snow(AMAZING),the…
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Daddy Elf
Seriously don't know how much more I can handle. Around Halloween he complained of a backache and was limping on his left leg. Doctor thinks he may have had a small TIA. Around Thanksgiving he fell on his right side while getting ready for bed. No broken bones, just a couple of scratches on his arm. But now he is very…
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Looking for an attorney in Fort Worth, Texas
I am looking for an attorney to represent my grandmother in a malpractice suit. I just recently found that my grandmother was abused and neglected in a nursing facility. She acquired fractured hips, ulcers on the top bottom and sides of her feet and a stage 4 pressure wound on her backside. The wound is so deep I can see…
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Mixed dementia(3)
So, after mom’s 3T MRI/MRA last week- which she refused to cooperate long enough for contrast for, as well as neurocognitive results- today mom’s final diagnosis from Neurologist is that it is mixed dementia: Alzheimer’s and Vascular. I had been reading all about Alzheimer’s and. I thing on vascular yet. Anyone in the same…
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OUCH
Just so you know, the COVID vaccine hurts. It's much worse than this year's flu shot. If your LO gets vaccinated and they scream, they aren't being overly dramatic.
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Another one of my Podcast.
This was tapped over 6 months ago but just came out today. I even for got about it. https://www.spreaker.com/user/8098964/episode-7-michael-ellenbogen
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Sleeping lots
My mother has been sleeping late into the day - sometimes 3-4p. My sister, her full time companion, says there are many days that she has to work to get her up even then. I ask my mom if she’s tired, she says no, just bored. I She and my sister love bingo and casinos - with COVID, at least for several months, there was no…
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Full conversations while dozing - what to do
Hello everyone, My LO (mother - age 96) has what we estimate to be late Stage 5/early Stage 6 AD, diagnosed about 4 months ago. She is still living at home with constant supervision (me during the day, private-pay caregivers at night). I have a question about a sleep behavior that has become more frequent in the last…
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Recently diagnosed
My mother is 76 and was recently diagnosed with AD. My grandmother also had the disease so we are familiar with it. My mom's doctor recommending contacting Benedum Geriatric Center for next steps and further care. She is still living at home with my step-father, but his health issues may limit how much he can help in the…
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New to forum - mom is in denial
Hi, all- I am new to the forum. My mother is 74 and showing signs of dementia. It started in May of this year and has progressed quickly. She is now unable to complete checks, count money, tell time on an analog clock face...and it seems to be more disability on a daily basis. Fortunately, my 79 year old dad lives with her…
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New Behaviors(1)
I’m having some concerns about my mom the last 1 days. She started walking with her back slightly hunched, shuffles a little when she walks, and has basically just started functioning at turtle speed. She was fine a week ago. The day after Christmas the doctor put mom on haldol because she was becoming combative with dad…
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Why can’t they just stop fixating!!!
I could not stay calm and reassuring with Mom on the phone today. I just need her to stop fixating on every little thing and working herself into( as she calls it ) a tizzy. She gets all worked up and cries and then she or Dad call the RAs in at the ASL. And then they call the new nurse. And it goes in her record. We…
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Musical Chairs Driving us INSANE!
I live with and care for my mom (94) and developmentally disabled older sister. I have no help, and none will be available anytime soon. Same as many of you I'm sure. OK, so about three years ago, we bought a really nice, comfortable, reclining chair for my mom. This replaced an older, less comfortable reclining chair she…
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HELP! Mom won't use walker
My 77 year old mother, who lives with me and who has late stage dementia, is very off balance, has a drop foot and a vascular problem in the same leg. She has fallen twice in my house, just walking from one room to the other, and each time I've had to take her to the hospital for CT scans and stitches. I know it won't be…
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Bible Verse to Lift You Up 1/1/21
COMPLAINTS OR CONTENTMENT? New International Version * Philippians 4:11-12 * “I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation,…
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Delusions ramping up for Mom
My mother has vascular dementia (maybe Alzheimer's too, hard to say for sure), and entered MC in Sept. She is 90, and this disease is moving fast for her. She was starting to have delusions over the summer, but they were benign things that were easy to dismiss. Since Christmas, she has been mostly in an agitated,…