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Safety tips
Any tips for stove or front door knob protection
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Husband with Alzh
Although they say my husband‘s Alzheimer’s is late stage you still capable of dressing, himself appropriately handling, showering, and bathroom needs and eating by himself. He walked our dog 20 minutes a day in the neighborhood and the rest of the time he is usually sleeping. He has no interest in doing anything other than…
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Student Research Survey
Hello! My name is Grace and I am a high school senior. Over the past year and a half, I have done immense research on dementia and caregivers. My goal is to determine how playing music for dementia patients benefits the caregiver mentally. If you are a caregiver, please take a moment to fill this survey out. It will take…
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Trying to accept the moodswings
My mother's dementia is causing me so many issues. She thinks that things have been stolen, like a ring or money. She has taken out her security cameras in her apartment at an assisted living facility. One minute she's happy and the next she is a fierce angry woman. I just need help accepting that it's not just my mother…
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Food!
My husband is on the late end of middle stage and I have had such a hard time caring for him with food. All he wants are milkshakes, ice cream bars, cookies, pastries. I have always enjoyed cooking and had an enthusiastic family but he complains about every meal I make. I am starting to resent this, take it too personally,…
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overwhelmed
I am overwhelmed everyday. My husband is in late early phase I would say. I have to simplify my life. Does the mean giving up me? I am afraid of being swallowed whole by this disease.I do get breaks and I do play pickleball and kayak once in a while. But, as soon as I am "back in", I am overwhelmed with details. Do I give…
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Help
New to these pages. Need tips on how to get husband out of bed. It is a constant daily battle. Anytime he passes the bed, he lies down, "just for 5 Minutes" . Have thought of putting mow traps between the sheets. (only joking)
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Medication tips/tricks
How do I convince my loved one with Dementia to take her medication? I've tried giving her liquid and pills crushed in her favorite snack along with me eating the same kind of snack with her and she refuses. I've tried creams/ointments...I've tried calm and relaxing environment..I've tried approaching later on...nothing is…
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Living long distance
Good Afternoon All, I have a few questions and need a few ideas. My mom has not been officially diagnosed with Alzheimers or Dimentia. I live in a different state that she does. My father passed away suddenly in January, 2023 and since then things have been getting worse. We (my sister, who lives in the same city, and I)…
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She thinks she is being starved
My mother, who is nearly 100 yrs old, has TBI and dementia. Her long and short term memory is impacted. She resides in a locked memory unit. An ongoing issue is she forgets she has eaten, hates nearly every dish (but usually eats everything), and regularly becomes extremely upset...claiming the staff are starving her. I am…
