Drug Abuse in the Elderly
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I need to have my sister placed in a care facility against her will. She is getting increasingly confused, angry and combative. What to do?
5 Answersfreqflyer Answered Jul 2022I am looking for the best personal support as I navigate helping my 82-year-old father. Any advice?
8 AnswersGardenArtist Answered Jun 2022Mom with depression, blindness, incontinence, and undiagnosed dementia refuses to go to doctors. Any advice?
6 AnswersSnoopyLove Answered Jun 2022How do you reason with a parent who will not face reality? Can you? How do you encourage someone to help herself?
26 AnswersCarolPeaches Answered Mar 2022Is it dementia, depression, or just plain old laziness?
6 AnswersConnieCaretaker Replied Mar 2022How do I find out what hospice company treats my uncle? I need to report him and his misuse of his medication. If he can do meth he can work
8 Answerslealonnie1 Answered Feb 2022
I am caring for my 37 year old son. He is dying, in end stage liver disease caused by alcoholism and drug abuse. Any advice?
8 Answers MargaretMcKen Answered Jan 2022
Mum with dementia refusing to eat properly after I refused to give money to her homeless, alcoholic, drug using EX boyfriend! Suggestions?
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Beatty Answered Jan 2022
I have sole EPA for mum. Now family's telling lies. How do I stop them from manipulating her to rescind EPA for control of her and her will?
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AlvaDeer Answered Nov 2021
My mom is always pressuring me to bring her hydrocodone directly to her and not to the front desk of her assisted living facility. Advice?
12 Answers jelbiry Answered Aug 2021
Can my aunt still be liable and responsible for damages to my mother's house?
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JoAnn29 Answered Mar 2021
How much is enough?
6 Answers lealonnie1 Answered Nov 2020
How can I help my mom get her home returned to her?
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gladimhere Answered Oct 2020
Dealing with toxic siblings; Do I have the right to forbid my sister from my property if Dad paid for his in-law apartment?
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MountainMoose Answered Apr 2019
The nursing home has a different criteria of what constitutes "non-decisional" or incompetent. Has anyone here dealt with this issue?
16 Answers HILLARDMH Answered Nov 2018
Does anybody have a parent who self-harms/creates a crisis for attention?
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Llamalover47 Answered Jul 2018
I️ have POA and just been granted guardianship over my 36 year old daughter she runs off on drug binges. How can I stop this legally?
8 Answers JoAnn29 Answered May 2018
Senior (86) with drug addiction. Do they have rehab for senior citizens?
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Midkid58 Answered Dec 2017
My Mother-in-law is a drug addict and also doesn't handle alcohol well. Anyone have any idea how to handle this?
31 Answers
Upstream Answered Dec 2017
What are my options when my mother is my dad's sole caregiver and she is neglecting and verbally abusing him?
5 Answers
JessieBelle Answered Sep 2017
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