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Nancy (akn64)
Age: 47
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I am caring for my mother, Mom & Dad, who is 82 years old, living at nursing home and the primary ailment is alzheimer's / dementia.

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AgingCareTeam gave a hug 11/1/2010 at 1:44 pm

Happy National Family Caregivers Month!

National Family Caregivers month is about honoring yourself as one of the 65 million family caregivers in this country who take care of their loved o ...Read More

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Jodigirl1000 gave a hug 7/21/2010 at 3:55 pm

I understand. I left a life, fiance, job to move into my parents home and care for dad. It was a heck of a 3 years. I have cancer as I am doing this and I fought an insensitive medical community ev ...Read More

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sanityLost gave a hug 1/29/2010 at 12:50 pm

Hang in there. You're not alone and I hope this hug makes your day!

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Wrote on Jodigirl1000's wall 5/6/2010 at 12:57 pm

You really don't understand. Three years is like nothing compared to years and years most people put in to take care of elderly parents. Your posting is really negative towards those who are trying ...Read More

Gave a hug to Jaye 1/29/2010 at 2:44 pm

That's okay. Maybe I'm just a little oversensitive. :)

Answered a question 1/29/2010 at 1:04 pm

My dad is bed ridden and my mom doesn't want to put him in a home or get home care. How can I take care of him?

Jaye, while I appreciate your story, we tried very hard to take care of my mother at home, but her level of care was so great that a nursing home environment was just plain necessary. No one should f ...Read More

Commented on a discussion 1/29/2010 at 12:50 pm

My elderly mother tries to control my life like I'm still a teenager. What can I do?

You didn't say how old you are or what your living arrangement is (single? married? children in the house?). I, too, need harmony in my life. If your mother is unwilling to understand she is now liv ...Read More

Answered a question 1/29/2010 at 12:42 pm

My mother is back from the hospital but she seems a bit confused. Is this a normal reaction from being hospitalized?

Any change of routine will confuse an elderly person. My mother has dementia and hospitalizations in the past have devastated her and the disease progresses at any change in environment.

Asked a question 1/29/2010 at 12:41 pm

How is the quality of care at nursing homes?

I don't think the quality of care is there at nursing homes. How many times are they short staffed? Seems like it happens almost daily...either short staffed on RNs or short staffed on CNAs. Caring fo ...Read More

Answered a question 1/29/2010 at 12:34 pm

Should nursing homes give high doses of sleeping pills and tranquilizers to dementia patients, so they will stop screaming for a nurse?

Our nursing home forced my mother with dementia to an in-patient psychiatric hospital to get her medicine set at a level that would control her agitation and aggressiveness. Sadly, while in the hospi ...Read More

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