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In-Home Care

Long Distance Mom has Dementia, and I am the only Child
Hello, I live a plane flight or 1.5-days driving away from my mom and I am only son. She has dementia and lives alone with her dog and cat. I can see her deterioration and have taken over all of her b…
Caregiving
Care Options
Cost of Care
Started by FFNovi
Most recent by FFNovi
I Am a Caregiver (General Topics)
225
4:21 pm
0
10
A Cautionary Tale: Details Emerging About Hackman's Death
I'll put a trigger warning here. This is difficult reading. It has been determined that Gene Hackman died from cardiovascular disease and Alzheimer's a full week after his wife succumbed to Hantavirus…
Caregiver Health
Safety
In-Home Care
Started by harshedbuzz
Most recent by upstateAnn
Caring For a Spouse or Partner
691
Apr 28, 2025
5
14
Getting support for my dad who is my mom's full-time caregiver
Hello, first post here, hoping to get some different perspectives. My mom was diagnosed with early onset alzheimer's nearly 8 years ago (I think) right around 60 years old, though she likely could hav…
Caregiving
Care Options
Support
Started by harnold87
Most recent by harshedbuzz
Caring for a Parent
92
Apr 26, 2025
0
4
"I'm leaving to go home"
I am new to this forum. In September 2024, We took in my MIL who has Alzheimer's, stage 5. All in all things are going well. She always is trying to go pack up her belongings and get ready to go "Home…
Caregiving
Communication
In-Home Care
Started by montebuddy12
Most recent by sandwichone123
I Am a Caregiver (General Topics)
183
Apr 18, 2025
0
6
Advice!!
I am new to the group and need advice. My Mom has late stages Alzheimer’s and has been able to be alone for part of the day while I work. This week every day she has been scared, anxious and leaves th…
Asking for Help
Caregiving
Daily Care
Started by Kristina16
Most recent by SDianeL
Caring For a Spouse or Partner
173
Apr 17, 2025
2
1
Need some advice
My grandfather (77) has Alzimers and early stage dementia. He has been having issues with his memory and I am trying my best to help him. But I'm having trouble getting through to him. For context, I …
Dementia
In-Home Care
Started by Amber
Most recent by Phoenix1966
I Am a Caregiver (General Topics)
409
Mar 25, 2025
1
11
Our parents both have dementia & anxiety
Dad is 85 and has Alzheimer’s and dementia. Mom is 80 and has dementia and aphasia. They are living in their apartment with aides providing care 11am-8pm 7 days a week. Their conditions are advancing …
Asking for Help
Dementia
Changes in Relationships
Started by Marci Brockmann
Most recent by midnightdrive27@gmail.com
Caring for a Parent
85
Mar 18, 2025
0
2
In-home care for parent--where to start?
I recently moved back to near my family after decades away b/c my father was diagnosed w/ ALZ a few years ago. He and my mom are adamant about remaining at home. My dad has fallen 3x in the past coupl…
Care Options
In-Home Care
Community Resources
Started by BGabriel
Most recent by angiepants38
Caring for a Parent
245
Mar 8, 2025
0
3
What has changed in a year and a half
Greetings all. In September 2023, I moved both my parents into my home. My dear mom has Alzheimer's. My dear dad has mild cognitive impairment. They are 85 and 87 respectively. For more background, se…
Caregiving
Memory Loss
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Started by LadyTexan
Most recent by harshedbuzz
Caring for a Parent
116
Mar 3, 2025
2
3
X2 now
My dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s the Monday after Thanksgiving in 2022. Luckily, it has been progressing very slowly. He lives with my mother and is watched by her full time. On Monday, my mom wa…
Self-Care
Stress
Support
Started by jjwelz
Most recent by roadwarrior
Caring for a Parent
312
Feb 24, 2025
6
12
Expectations of Employed Caregivers
My wife is stage 5-6 AD and at home. She is mobile, can communicate, although usually not correctly, still uses utensils to eat, is not incontinent, enjoys social time with others (not so much with me…
Caregiving
In-Home Care
Started by howhale
Most recent by FTDCaregiver1
Caring For a Spouse or Partner
359
Jan 29, 2025
0
8
Home care services in Omaha
My brother will have to move from assisted living back to his partner`s appartment. I`m visiting from Germany and trying to help. He will need 1)someone to come in 4 hours a day to relieve the caregiv…
Memory Loss
Adult Day Care
In-Home Care
Started by skatefanberlin
I Am a Caregiver (General Topics)
47
Jan 24, 2025
0
MIL Needs Help But Has No Official Diagnosis - We Need Doctor to Come to Her
My MIL regularly does not recognize her family, has no short term memory and appears to be creating false memories, no longer knows how to do things like use a phone, is frequently hostile, thinks peo…
Asking for Help
Care Options
Doctor Visits
Started by ChiLexi
Most recent by H1235
Caring for a Parent
204
Jan 14, 2025
0
10
Timeline
Took my mom to her appointment on Thursday and we were given an estimate of how long we have with her and I just don’t believe it. She still walks and talks. Yes, she needs care with showing and toile…
Caregiving
Toileting
In-Home Care
Started by Mirelsa87
Most recent by SiberianIris
Caring for a Parent
166
Jan 13, 2025
0
2
Checking the weather repeatedly
Our father frequently turns on the Weather Channel throughout the day and night. He runs to the door, looks outside, and returns to his room to turn on YouTube and watch animal videos. Six/Seven times…
Behaviors
Dementia
Wandering
Started by Ossom
Most recent by Ossom
Caring for a Parent
74
Dec 27, 2024
0
3
This is fine....
Whenever our fathers leaves the room for a bathroom visit or a walk we check his room and photo everything.
Behaviors
Eating
Home Safety
Started by Ossom
Most recent by Ossom
Caring for a Parent
157
Dec 26, 2024
0
4
It's been years since I've gone anywhere.
I haven't left the property in four years. I work night shifts doing chores such as feeding the farm animals. Always waiting for the cover of darkness, and have avoided daytime interactions with every…
Burnout
Support
In-Home Care
Started by Ossom
Most recent by Bubblesmom
Caring for a Parent
136
Dec 26, 2024
1
1
To all caregivers Merry Christmas....
Oh how the holidays have changed. Blessed are the caregivers like me.
Caregiving
Burnout
In-Home Care
Started by Tetonman
Most recent by psg712
Caring for a Parent
87
Dec 24, 2024
4
3
Our Father is Obsessed with Turning Off the Utilities
One of the most challenging aspects of caregiving for a loved one with late-stage untreated Neurosyphilis dementia, GPI, and tabes dorsalis is managing their behavior and preventing them from causing …
Behaviors
In-Home Care
Living with Dementia
Started by Ossom
Caring for a Parent
49
Dec 23, 2024
0
Am I being overly concerned?
My husband is in the mid stage Alzheimer. He showers 3 times a week. On the days he doesn't, he will get dressed before he comes out of our room. I am usually up hours before him. He will put his clot…
Asking for Help
In-Home Care
Living with Dementia
Started by DAT50
Most recent by Biggles
Caring For a Spouse or Partner
399
Dec 20, 2024
3
14
Looking for Live-In Care Resources
Hello. I am new to this group. I didn't know this even existed until just today, and I'm so thankful to have found this page. My mom was diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment back in 2016. Slowly s…
In-Home Care
Started by mrs
Most recent by mrs
Caring for a Parent
91
Nov 23, 2024
0
2
Moving LO to a condo
Both my parents have dementia/AD. They both are in the moderate stage and they can no longer live in their house far from any family. My siblings want to buy a condo with my parent’s funds, move them …
Caregiving
Long Distance Caregiving
Care Options
Started by Caregiver222
Most recent by harshedbuzz
I Am a Caregiver (General Topics)
367
Nov 19, 2024
0
16
Costs of early to middle stage care
I am looking at purchasing some long term care coverage. One that I like starts benefits when I can't do two of the six activities of daily living (ADLs), like dressing, hygiene and eating. Others sta…
Cost of Care
In-Home Care
Planning for the Future
Started by LuisGranadosDC
Most recent by CampCarol
Caring For a Spouse or Partner
336
Nov 16, 2024
0
8
I desperately need help
My husband has Alzheimer’s, I work 40 hours a week, I’ve called everyone I can think of to sit with him , he wanders off from the house, has anyone have a solution, He won’t do daycare and I’m trying …
In-Home Care
Accepting Help
Started by MelissaAnnG
Most recent by fesk
Caring For a Spouse or Partner
622
Nov 8, 2024
4
22
Lots of strangers coming and going at home
I started with in home care for my DH back in the summer. I'll be honest, I was so overwhelmed at the time, that just having a few hours to myself was amazing. I also had to hire contractors to do man…
Home Safety
In-Home Care
Accepting Help
Started by Rosanne77
Most recent by Gingerooni
Caring For a Spouse or Partner
372
Oct 6, 2024
9
13
Home health and help
So, my father in law has dementia. Me and my wife stay a whole lot with him. We live beside them on their land. They have a will but not a living trust. In Mississippi if you go into a nursing home ju…
In-Home Care
Started by mickeyangie
Most recent by mickeyangie
I Am a Caregiver (General Topics)
195
Oct 2, 2024
0
6
In home help
Tomorrow I will be talking with an agency that will provide in home help for my DH so I can do so many needed things that I have been putting on hold since his diagnosis in January. I have been utiliz…
Self-Care
Care Options
In-Home Care
Started by Rosanne77
Most recent by M1
I Am a Caregiver (General Topics)
444
Jul 29, 2024
1
14
Looking for care help for EO Alz Canton, GA
*** closed... thank you *** Hello. I am looking for someone to help my brother-in-law care for my sister. She is 61 with beginning late stage Early Onset Alzheimers. They live in the Woodstock/Canton …
Caregiving
Care Options
In-Home Care
Started by Gtgservices
I Am Living With Younger Onset Alzheimer's
39
Jul 19, 2024
0

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DH = Dear Husband
DW= Dear Wife, Darling Wife
LO = Loved One
ES = Early Stage
EO = Early Onset
FTD = Frontotemporal Dementia
VD = Vascular Dementia
MC = Memory Care
AL = Assisted Living
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