Mom (96) has reached the stage of dementia where she doesn't know what she is doing. She still knows who she is and who I am. Any ideas?

Thank you.

Have you gotten a hospice evaluation for your mother yet? It may be time to do that now if she's lost the will to live and is refusing to eat. Dementia usually does reach that point, unfortunately, and hospice seems to be the best choice to keep her comfortable.

Wishing you the best of luck with a difficult situation.

If she is having constant UTIs and think your best course of action is to get her to a genitourologist (a urologist who specializes in women's urinary tract issues). There maybe a structural reason that needs to be addressed. Although I am not usually a big fan of specialists for folks with dementia, I think in this situation, a solution could be worth the trouble.

Alternatively, see her her regular gynecologist has any ideas.

For my mom, this was life changing; she prescribed my mom a special pro-biotic that targets the genito-urinary system (it's called RePhresh). I think my mother had maybe one UTI after that, as opposed to several a year.