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Good morning everyone. After talking to my mom's neurologist I asked "what stage is my mom in". I asked because they only mentioned her diagnosis after her test results last year and never mentioned what stage she is in. The response was "I think it's safe to say she has advanced Alzheimer's". What does advanced mean? Has…
My mom was living in an assisted living memory care facility up until she broke her hip and had surgery. The hospital she was at lied and told the rehab facility that my mom has ‘a little confusion’, so the rehab facility accepted her to be transferred there. The hospital did not tell the rehab facility the severity of her…
I'm new here, but desperate for help with handling these difficult things, and feeling like I'm really botching this pretty badly. A little over a year ago, I moved in to look after my Mom, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's when she was still somewhere in the middle stages. My family was never good with communication or…
Our mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer's at 65…it's been a long journey with several moves but today at 79 we moved her into my home for hospice care. She can't talk and is so frail and stiff, my only hope is I've done the right thing for her and my sister and I. I keep wondering if I did the right thing and will I be able…
Hi all, My mom has advanced Alzheimers and Vascular Dementia. I guess it is between stage 5 and stage 6. She gets full time care in a skilled nursing home. She can´t do any daily tasks without assistance (though the nurse sets her up to wash her own face and brush her own teethI, can´t walk, needs a machine to take her to…
He's wanting to wear his glasses and sneakers to bed. The glasses press into his skin and irritate it if he does keep them on in the night. He has very oily skin so it builds up under the glasses as well. The sneakers aren't bothering his skin right now but I do worry that they may contribute to pressure sores in the…
I took care of my DH at home. He has Alzhiemer's and vascular dementia. I had to place him in memory care a couple of months ago. I miss him and visit every day. He is receiving excellent care. He looks better and is much calmer. For me the place he is at is a total nightmare. It is very poorly managed. They don't even get…
I was persuaded to send my DH with mixed dementia to memory care. He is very hard to care for and fights anyone who tries to help him. It often takes two people to change him because he won't cooperate. I miss him. I don't miss the work. I have no idea what is next for me. I have literally spent the last three years…
This is my first post here. My dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease 3 years ago, and I have been his caregiver ever since. I am his sole caregiver, and we have no family nearby. He had declined to the point recently where I began arranging a room in a nearby memory care facility for him. The weekend before his…
My Dad with advanced dementia is in MC and has been having repeated falls, mostly in the night. After two separate week long stays at the hospital, followed by 3 weeks of skilled nursing, we brought in hospice services. He has declined quite rapidly. Last night he fell twice, both times hitting his head. He is on meds for…
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