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Father having difficult time with positive communication with my mother
Hello everyone. I am new to this group and excited to get to know others in this group. My father is struggling with knowing how to communicate with my mother who has gotten more and more irritable with her diagnosis in the past year of Alzheimers. Her sundowners is getting worse and my father just is not the most patient…
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Neuropathy in Hands
Hi, My dad has been having bad pain in his hands. It was mostly happening in the early hours of the morning and his caregiver would massage his hands and make them feel better. She is away and the substitute doesn't know what to do to make him feel better. We gave him some Tylenol,but is there medicine for this? I looked…
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Tooth Retraction
My mom (95) has a molar tooth that has a large cavity in it causing her pain and the dentist said it will need to be removed, as it is too large to be repaired. We are concerned about her being placed under anesthesia as I heard it will possibly cause a worsening of dementia. She is in a mid-late stage as it is and do not…
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Dental extraction
Hello My mother with Alzheimer’s needs to have a tooth extraction. The last time she had dental work was pre COVID-19 over a year ago. At the time, although she did not like it she put up with it and allowed the procedure to happen. This time however, she is more advanced with her disease and has less understanding of what…
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resources for memory care facilities ln and around st. louis
My sister and I are in the process of looking into a long term MC facility for LO. Looking for any suggestions good or bad. Trying to make the best move
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How do we juggle our lives with taking care of our parents?
Both my father and stepmom have Alzheimer’s and dementia. Stepmom also has aphasia. My stepsisters and I are trying to figure she care of them, have a POA and are taking over the management of their lives. They have a caregiver 5 days a week but still call us 10 times a day to help with emergencies that are not…
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Going places alone
I don’t need advice; I just have something on my mind. My wife is in stage 6 and she is still at home. One of our children still lives with us and I can leave her with him if I need to. There are too many places that I can no longer take her to because she gets restless and wants to return home. I’ve been going places…
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A helpful tip - cold days
So, a hospice nurse that came out the other week made a recommendation that we tried and works great for my FIL and I wanted to pass it along. Because my LO wears only long shirts or gowns, she suggested using leg warmers. We bought some that go all the way up to the thighs. I was always covering his legs with blankets…
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Need advice on whether to move MIL to Alz. Unit
Hello! My MIL is in Stage 6. She's been living in AL for almost 2 years (she was in Stage 3/4 when she moved in). Her basic needs are being met (help with getting dressed, showered, and meds are administered). She attends most of the activities (2 daily). Some she can participate in, some she can not (but they still bring…
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Moving Mom(7)
Our 94-year-old mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s 6 ½ years ago. She lives alone but we have caregivers who come 6 times a week for 4 hours a day. We believe it may be time to move her into a memory care facility, but we know that she will be adamantly opposed to such a move. Here is some additional background. My…
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Drug Therapy
My Mom is in MC and has been aggressive, combative,exit seeking, won't let the caregivers help her bath, dress, won't let nurses examine her. Anyway, doctor prescribed seraquel 25mg and Ativan prn. She is definitely calmer but also less aware. I have researched these meds and also the alz meds such as aricept, namenda.…
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Bible Verse to Lift You Up 10/28/22
10 OVERCOME EVIL GOD THOUGHT: Romans 12:19-21 “Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: ‘It is mine to avenge; I will repay,’ says the Lord. On the contrary: “‘If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap…
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Most difficult times
Add Post Discussion Board » Spouse or Partner Caregiver Forum » Most difficult timesArchive Most difficult times Elshack Posted: Thursday, October 27, 2022 11:22 PM Edit Delete Topic Joined: 5/31/2021 Posts: 75 DH has been in Memory Care for 2 months. In the past 3 mo he has been taken 4 times via EMS to the hospital to…
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Arguing with the condition not my LO
Dad's insistent of getting a new flip phone NOW. It's been ordered but he'll have to wait a couple of business days for it to arrive at my residence then helping him transfer the number and contacts from his smart phone. Sounds easy right? The father I used to know and conversate well with before all this started wasn't…
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fixation on one thing
My mom was diagnosed with vascular dementia in 2015, over the last few months she has moved from somewhat happy and cooperative to angry, states of rage, throwing things at us, says she hates us, (we are her children that are taking care of her). She does not take her daily medication, does not pay attention to her hygiene…
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We're moving out. Good luck dad!
My sister had a bad day at pill time with mom tonight, leaving me with a very worked up and anxious mom. I managed to calm her down somewhat and take half her pills. I took her up to my parents room and got her ready for bed and calmed her down a little more but she was still anxious. I managed to get her to take one more…
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2022 Was Hard - trying to find my way
Hi I'm new here... This year was difficult to say the least. I live in northern Illinois and my brother lives in Kansas. My parents are from IL but moved to Kentucky about 13 years ago for retirement. My father passed away in February 2022 of COVID, and my brother and I had to make very rushed decisions what to do with my…
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Seeking Advice(3)
Good Day Everyone! A little bit about me before I get into why I am here. I am an only child and a single mother to a teenager and I work full-time. I am struggling with trying to adjust and balance life with my mother's diagnosis. My mother (67) was recently diagnosed with AD/VD (I put both AD/VD because her primary care…
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Recall Of Multiple Top Brand Dry Shampoos
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/unilever-recalls-dry-shampoo-may-144236221.html
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Moving mom to MC
I was able to find a memory care community for my mom that I really like. Thankfully they have an opening and we have started the process of getting her ready to move. She’s on a Medicaid waiver program. Unfortunately, her case worker is on maternity leave and the replacement has been very difficult to get ahold of and get…
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Elder Abuse guide from American Bar Assoc; includes financial
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What’s “right”?
I think I’m seeing a glimpse of what may be ahead, maybe? My mother talks to herself (and her stuffies or who knows who) a lot and to others including me. This started a few weeks ago. Unfortunately, “we” really can’t understand her. I think I do sometimes but only because I know her so well. I feel like she’s voicing…
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Diabetes and dementia
My mother in law in stage 5 Alzheimers and has lost taste in food and complains about every food for the last six months. She lost weight because of eating issues. Physically she is upright, she can walk, shower, no incontinence, she can do things on her own. But she has very high diabetes like 17.5 to 20 mmol everyday.…
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DEMENTIA DIVAS - TEASER TRAILER
https://www.saltboxtv.com/series/O717HuPro9Uq-dementia-divas-caregiving-in-the-arts
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Protective/rash cream or powder?
My DM has begun to gave poo in her depends and I want to get ahead of any skin breakdown or rash (the area between cheeks is a little pinkish). Do you have any suggestions? This is a first for me. So much out there but I trust you all as living experience is best! Thanks!
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Sharing Glen Campbell’s dementia film again
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt2049586/
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Depression & Managing Emotions
I am new here and in need of support. My mother is dealing with bouts of depression, and it sticks around for several days to a week at a time. This week has been really hard for her. She is upset, reliving some things that happened earlier last year, and has a different perspective of what happened than reality. The…
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Please help me!(1)
I been on here once before about my Dad.Well over the last 6 days I had my mother ron the ehospital for 3 days,she came home and my Dad didn't recognize her and ended up running in her out of the house the same day she got home,he was threatening her so she had to call my sister to pick her up.Then on Thursday night my Dad…
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RF (radio frequency) Universal TV Remote
Hi, my mother has become unable to handle the TV remote that she has been using for many years. Half the time she is using the phone as a remote and vice versa. I see a lot of threads regarding that and all I can say is that it does help to know that others are experiencing the same thing with their loved ones. I want to…
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Another argument about the money
I find myself stressed out again and could use advice. My sted-dad sets my blood boiling every time he does this and I’m no longer capable of being around him for more than a few minutes, nor is it working well trying to appease his paranoia politely. This time it’s due to the Illinois state tax rebates- he and mom got a…