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Would having a night caregiver help an Alzheimer's patient sleep more/better at night? My mother's circadian rhythm is completely messed up. What I want to accomplish is to get my mother onto a normal sleep schedule (say 11pm to 9 or 10am). My mother is up a lot of the night sitting on the side of the bed thinking about…
Summer is here, I guess. Heat index today was 100+ and will be again tomorrow, then a little cooler. Carl, does the smoke alarm come with the battery or can you buy the battery separately to put in another one? There was a warning yesterday on tv to not put lithium batteries in the trash. Someone did and it started a fire…
I am certain every one of you has asked this question: what caused this to happen to my loved one. I have different thoughts at different times. But if I had to pick one guess I am going to say statins. Although correlation is not causation it’s hard to ignore the uptick in statin use with the uptick of dementia over the…
My grandmother was diagnosed with moderate dementia not long ago.. I moved in with her a year ago. And my husband and I are really the only family members involved.. well, about a month ago she was complaining daily about how many medications she had to take and said she didn't need all of them. I explained well, most of…
Today the Hospice nurse was here for weekly visit. Most weeks we talk about how the last week has went and then vitals are checked. About every 6 months or so they will ask my DH personal questions. Usually he can always tell the nurse his name and then the other information such as where he is, what season it is, etc is…
Please excuse if this is not appropriate to ask. I've been interviewing elder law attorneys for Medicaid planning for my early-stage spouse and am wondering if anyone has any specific recommendations for Northern NJ, Bergen County in particular.
I live in Oklahoma and my mother and stepdad live in Maryland. My stepdad is currently in a memory care facility with advanced Alzheimer's. My mother has a severe physical disability and has also recently been diagnosed with early stages of Alzheimer's. My sister and her husband moved into my mother's home to care for her,…
I am 60 in July It seems like it is test after test. I have had all kinds of blood test. My next test is a pet scan. How long before I get a diagnosis? Not knowing is really hard.
It’s been a while since I’ve been on this site. I just wanted to check in and miss feeling connected here, so here’s an update. I guess the one constant of caregiving is we just can’t predict this journey. A year ago mom went on hospice after a horrible fall. MC made her get a 1:1 aid because she had so many issues. Now, a…
My darling bride just turned 60 and has had a diagnosis for two years. Looking back she probably had symptoms in the past up to 5 years ago. We're still doing very well at home, and were able to do a lot of things, but I need to start preparing for the eventual time when she needs more help. My question is about what I…
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