The title sums it up. My mother has Alzheimer's and it's gotten to the point where we need to put her in a nursing home for memory care. I use the term "nursing home" loosely, but its tall we can afford. As part of the intake screening they required a chest Xray for Tuberculosis.... well, long story short, after some additional tests the Doctor's have determined that she has active TB. That means no nursing home. My mother's primary care taker is her 90 year old mother who has her own health problems. She can't do this. I stay here most nights, I often leave work early to attend to the "she's trying to leave to go to work" wandering and agressiveness. In fact, I've taken so much time off work to be around I'm worried I'm going to lose my job. I hate this. But enough about how this effects me. What are my options aside from put a lock on the outside of her bedroom door? (slight joke there).
Hopefully your Grandmother and you are taking prevention care as TB can be passed from one person to another very easily, like a cold. Wear a face mask when at home with Mom, and wash your hands often. Not everyone will catch TB if around a TB patient, so that is good news.
Take care,
Carol
http://molecular-pathological-epidemiology.imedpub.com/are-the-infectious-roots-of-alzheimersburied-deep-in-the-past.pdf