I really would like feedback on the pros and cons of having your loved one living in your home VERSUS assisted living/memory care facility.
I had to put wife in one and hard on me but better for her.
they know how to take care of her and have nurse there as well. find a good one and both of you will be better.
During Covid restrictions how do you communicate with staff at assisted living facility regarding the care of your loved one?
He is very paranoid and can get very combative. He is still living in a condo with my mom who has her own issues. Neither can take care of the other. My mom is all for moving into assisted living.
I've had to put my dear aunt in an Assisted Living facility. She was having hallucinations at night when we (5 family members who had kept her at home during the worst of COVID) could not be there. I… read more
I'm curious...when people say the loved one is in end stages of alz, what is the loved one experiencing? I wonder how much difference there is between different people.
Yes, now you have to concentrate on betting your life back. It is very difficult. I"m going through this now. It's better if you take on activities that you have always done by yourself: gardening… read more
My Mom is 90 prob mid stage Alz and quite spry, social, friendly with many - but no true best friend. She's agreeable and kind, She does get frustrated at times and many periods of low energy, feeling tired, just don't feel right without anything obvious going on.
she's been in one facility nearly 3 years. It was difficult at first but gradually got better. In the last year I feel that she feels "at home" except management and staff changes have been too rapid . Can't count on stable staff… read more
You can only do what you feel is right. Don’t second guess yourself. If it’s better over all it was a good move. Well done, Dutch.
My Mom currently lives independently. I feel her quality of life would improve if she were to transition to an assisted living setting. I have approached her countless times with my thoughts. she absolutely refuses to entertain the idea.
I welcome suggestions you may have which could assist me with this process.
Maybe this question was posted prior to my joining this site & if so, please forgive
My husband was diagnosed in 2012, & now needs me for everything. He sometimes gets angry if I leave the room. I don't feel like a person anymore. I don't get to be just me anymore. I don't get to do the things some of the things I used to enjoy. Sometimes I feel resentful, & angry at this disease. Sometimes I am angry at his children for not helping out even though I know in my heart they are busy with… read more
A dear friend of mine told me I am not the first nor the last to go through this disease and I would survive. While that is true, it is not helping get thru the grief. I am basically by myself and just terribly sad.
She gets angry with us (her children) for not taking her home. She has tried to leave on multiple occasions. She has packed up her pictures, clothes and other belongings. We are considering bringing her home because this is horrible. She is completely obsessed and irrational.