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What to do now? Mother calls the in-home care aides bad names, won’t cooperate with getting showered, refuses outside help.
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Familyfour
Replied Oct 2019
81 yr old dad refuses to go to hospice respite care, they say we can’t make him because he’s “in his right mind.” Any advice?
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worriedinCali
Answered Oct 2019
Does anyone know how to keep dad at the assisted living facility? Says he's walking out on Friday and going home.
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my2cents
Replied Oct 2019
How do you know something is wrong, and how to do you get them to engage with a doctor to find out?
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Bagpuss
Replied Sep 2019
What do you do when your 77 yr old mom refuses care or meds and lives alone with no help? I'm the only one trying.
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JoAnn29
Answered Sep 2019
Aggressively refusing to bathe! Suggestions?
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anonymous828521
Replied Sep 2019
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I need any ideas for removing soiled clothes when they don't cooperate and want to keep them on, say leave me alone, dont take my clothes off.
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Countrymouse
Answered Sep 2019
My mother is 92 and refuses a home attendant. Difficulty walking. What are my options to get her to try one?
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mneriv
Replied Sep 2019
What to do when elderly refuse to go to nursing home?
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JoAnn29
Answered Sep 2019
Is my mother's unkempt look and bad hygiene a reflection on me?
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DiannaP
Answered Sep 2019
My 83 year old uncle wants to live alone in his house but the family knows he is not cooking. Any advice?
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Katiekate
Answered Sep 2019
Father with mild to mid dementia is waking up at night. Any tips?
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MaineCoast
Answered Sep 2019
I need help with a diffcult elderly mom who won't listen and refuses help and is very rude.
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freqflyer
Answered Sep 2019
Won't use free house cleaning through LTC insurance, why?
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DizzyBritches
Answered Sep 2019
Mom refusing geriatrician; any tips on how to get her to accept age-appropriate care?
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Geaton777
Replied Sep 2019
My stepfather keeps insurance on my mother but refuses to pay any out-of-pocket costs related to her care. What can we do?
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anonymous954260
Replied Sep 2019
Mom refuses to let me put in her eye drops for glaucoma. Has anyone had to deal with this?
14 Answers
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Redd6383
Answered Sep 2019
I can’t get my mother to bathe or wash her hair. Any thoughts or ideas?
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Beatty
Replied Sep 2019
How to bathe someone with dementia?
23 Answers
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OldSailor
Replied Sep 2019
What to do with a parent who will not let his house be cleaned up?
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elaine1962
Answered Sep 2019
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