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Trying to find inexpensive independent living facilities in Kansas area.
TheFixer Commented May 2010
My mother is a diabetic which she takes insulin (lantus) for. She is also has diabetic neuropathy, she is a depression patient and has...
1 Comment Paying for Care
AgingCareTeam Commented May 2010
I'm caring for two 90-year-old grandmas with no help from my siblings. I'm becoming overwhelmed and just need some moral support.
18 Comments Alzheimer's & Dementia
pamela6148 Commented May 2010
The Cash & Counseling Programs have extremely long waiting lists. Last I heard, 6000 letters were mailed in Florida to those on list.
1 Comment Paying for Care
EXPERT Carol Bradley Bursack, CDSGF Commented May 2010
I am looking for a day care facility in Portland that my bipolar sister can frequent and meet with peers and have a little fun.
deavers3 Posted May 2010
Trying to convince my father that he needs to consider an alternative living arrangement. He lives by himself in a condo and is 85.
hapfra Commented May 2010
Elderly mother struggles to find right words.
4 Comments Alzheimer's & Dementia
bobbie321 Commented May 2010
My dad has cancer and had a stroke. He lives with his sister and requires full-time care, but we all work.
1 Comment Elder Law
EXPERT Carol Bradley Bursack, CDSGF Commented May 2010
My husband & I are dealing with inability to care for house & yard but don't need daily care. Tell me about Independent Living Centers.
0 Comments Activities of Daily Living
athomenow Posted May 2010
I've left my home to live with my mother who has total hearing loss in one ear and can only hear very little with help of hearing aid
1 Comment Paying for Care
EXPERT Carol Bradley Bursack, CDSGF Commented May 2010
I would like to find out what is available in the Nashua NH area for Adult daycare for someone with alzheimers living at home a few days/wk
AgingCareTeam Commented Apr 2010
Just need to get my father-in-law's last days off my chest.
8 Comments End of Life
AlzCaregiver Commented Apr 2010
I never realized the stress the caregiving puts on the person until now.
13 Comments Mental Health
kborey Commented Apr 2010
When I asked for additional time off I had to explain my reason. A vacation… to the nursing home.
2 Comments Working Caregiver
Emerald4Me Commented Apr 2010
is it possible to receive financial help. she has a very low income to pay for prescriptions and bills. i also live and take care of home.
1 Comment Paying for Care
EXPERT Carol Bradley Bursack, CDSGF Commented Apr 2010
Get this: the woman who reported me to DHS for "abusing" my mom, is now getting paid $100 per month by mom's PG to drive her around.
20 Comments Frauds & Scams
SecretSister Commented Apr 2010
Bicycling Across America to Raise Money for Alzheimer's Research
1 Comment Alzheimer's & Dementia
EXPERT Carol Bradley Bursack, CDSGF Commented Apr 2010
My mother needs someone with her and my life is put on hold taking care of her.
4 Comments Financial Planning
Eddie Commented Apr 2010