Having minor issues with memory care community only providing activities of daily living, bathing, dressing, transferring from chair or bed, eating and toileting. Did not understand their limited health care service and may be required to provide a family/geriatric doctor, dentist/periodontist, optometrist/ophthalmologist, podiatrist, physical therapist. You can rely on the memory care facility to provide these specialists or you can request an order for these specialists to come in, if they… read more
Update on using a manager certified with the ALCA six months ago
At the end of 2018 and first of 2019 was a tough time for me as Caregiver for my wife. In 2016 she developed drop foot due to pinched… read more
My husband sees people,floors and ceiling with holes. Hallucinating is a big part of Alzheimer's.
that stinks. does the doc have other ideas?
How do I approach asking my dad to shower, to be cleaner.? He is not changing his clothes often enough as well. My mom is his main caregiver, and this is so stressful for her.
My husband is the same. After much bribing with food or cigarettes I can get him showered and in clean clothes at least 2-3 times a week.
thanks everyone. took him for tests and found he doesn't have a UTI, just is grumpy.
This isn't a question, but today I'm reading about Caregiver Stress, and the Q&A Section seems like the best place to share information.
This article is short but worth reading:
https://www.aplaceformom.com/caregiver-resource...
When my husband developed afib near the end of his life, it took him quickly. I do remember one night when he kept getting out of bed. Every time he got out of bed, the motion sensor I had set for him… read more
Sorry to hear of your ill health. I do fear getting sick as the sole caregiver. I have decided to begin spending some money and have hired part time caregivers, three in all. Monday/thursday 5… read more
My mom does not recognize the toilet for what it is and will not sit on it.
May be time for a commode to use bedside!
My life - and the life of our 16 year old daughter - is continually bouncing from one disaster after another as a result of my husband’s mid-stage Alzheimer’s. He cannot realize that his capabilities are not those of who he used to be or even those of a normal person. So he has extremely poor judgement which leads to bad things happening. In November, he was the cause of an incident that led to thousands of dollars in damage to our home (still in the process of being fixed). Last Thursday, he… read more
Ha!! It does all change when the fluids start ! My husband had more events than I care to remember. I was working full time, thankful I was able to find a person to come in the house for 6 hours… read more
Folks with Alzheimer's. Folks confused about relationships they used to know well.
melatonin really helps my wife. she does 8-10 hrs and it's wonderful