How can I get my wife out of the hospital and into acute-care or nursing care...
She suffered seizures that are now controlled with anti-seizure medicine. The anti-seizure medication is slowly being decreased. Right now she suffers periods of restfulness followed by periods of...
View ArticleWhat is the best housing arrangements for a person with dementia, who is not...
I'm looking to place my brother some where, but don't know, if it should be a nursing home or assisted living. Plus, he has diabetes and is in a wheel chair.
View ArticleMy Dad has finished his 100 days of skilled therapy. Any advice?
He still won't try to stand up not even to do transfers he's not paralyzed. I found a great place for him 24 hour care so I won't have to worry about him. But my brother wants him to stay there only...
View ArticleBringing Dad home from LTC facility. Am I crazy?
Rencently, Dad has been in hospital twice for UTIs. This last time for almost 2 months. Medically, he has a little age related memory loss (he's 95), a little trouble walking and he has early stage...
View ArticleTransition Mom to an assisted living or bring her back home. Any advice?
My mother fell and broke her ankle. She has early stage Alzheimer's, is becoming delusional and is confined to a wheelchair while the ankle heals. She is in a rehab facility for 30 days. The family is...
View ArticleWhat do you do when they start behaving 'normal' and is booked to go into a...
We have had a problem with my dad since he came to live with my sister, after his wife died 5 years ago. He was still pretty 'normal' then and put up quite a fight when he wanted to go everywhere with...
View ArticleIs there a facility (home) for gay men or women?
Just came out, need something locally.
View ArticleMoving parents from AL to higher level care facility versus hiring someone to...
My parents have been in assisted living for 1 year. My dad is 90 and my mom is 87. Their health is deteriorating. My mom's vascular dementia is worse and she has fallen 4 times (that I know of) in 4...
View ArticleMy wife has diminished capacity due to severe epileptic seizures. What kind...
65 years old. Medicare & supplement, no family to help in the home.
View ArticleNeed to plan living arrangements for Mom and I. Any advice?
I've been taking care of my mom and dad for 8 years. Since my dad passed away two years ago things have been tough financially and emotionally and my mom, who has dementia has deteriorated a lot. My...
View ArticleUncle was kicked out of Sky Ridge and is unable to eat or walk he has no...
My aunt and uncle are both disabled, he was put in the hospital because he had kidney stones he is diabetic and they are dying slowly because they have NO HELP. I do not have a car or I would be there....
View ArticleMy Mom (54), post-stroke, has too wild of a temperament to live at home...
I'm 19 and it's just my dad and I taking care of her. She is slightly less tempermental with me because I know how to walk on eggshells around her but she will (for example) refuse to go to the...
View ArticleWhat type of facility will take a married couple when one has dementia?
I give up!! I've gotten to the point where I need to get them more than I can do. They're having a negative effect on my marriage. Taking too much out of us both.I can't afford to pay for companion...
View ArticleMy husband is 63 and has beginning stages of dementia. Is there day care for...
He has Parkinson's and now dementia. I have to work during the day and would like him to go somewhere where he can be taken care of and have fun. any help would be wonderful
View ArticleWhy don't they have adult day-care centers but only for night-time care?
Having had my mom in adult day-care for a while, I fully realize the benefits. Now, we have moved and don't have an adult day-care center close by but I am blessed to have a lady that takes mom to her...
View ArticleHow do I make the decision to force my Mom to move to ALF or get in home care?
My 84 year old mother has the beginning of dementia. She really needs to move to assist living or get in home care, but flat out refuses. I live a 100 miles from her and my brothers live across the...
View ArticleHow to move from Assisted Living division to a skilled care wing in the same...
I have been told that my cousin's needs have changed and they are re-evaluating her for more skilled care. She is in Assisted Living now and has done well until she recently fell and fractured her...
View ArticleMy Dad (89) drinks beer his whole life and now is mixing it with his...
It's out of control, he lies to his doctors.
View ArticleAgainst my will, I can no longer take care of my Dad who needs 24-hour total...
Even the VA home is too expensive. I've fought off the people trying to convince me to put my father into a nursing home so I can save my own life. I never thought I would have to, but his condition...
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