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How do you manage sibling disagreements regarding care of parent, specifically when 911 should be called for lift assist or other emergency?
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golden23
Answered Jan 2019
Mom won't eat and I'm afraid for her. I have been trying to call her doctor. We already went to the ER. Any suggestions?
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smeshque
Replied Nov 2018
Emergency respite care. How do you go about getting it? Has anyone had this situation?
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Taarna
Answered Dec 2021
Anybody deal with a parent (90) who states, "Call the ambulance, I need to go to the hospital"?
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Arimethea33
Replied Apr 2022
Does emergency respite care exist?
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97yroldmom
Replied Sep 2022
MIL with dementia says she wants to die. Any advice?
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Daughterof1930
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Should I follow doctor's advice on getting an MRI for my father?
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MACinCT
Answered Jan 2023
Please help:( If I call the ambulance can they force him to get treatment?
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C
Countrymouse
Replied Jul 2019
Am I overreacting?
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gemswinner12
Answered Apr 2020
Should we take our mother to the emergency room?
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NYCmama
Answered Jan 2021
Loneliness and ER visits.
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Beatty
Replied Dec 26, 2023
Mom changed her POA and health care surrogate to my sister who is out of state. What happens if there is an emergency with her here?
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Sarah3
Answered Oct 12, 2023
My elderly mother’s AC unit just went out. She has COPD. It’s 100+ degrees. Does anyone know of resources to help in Houston, TX?
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KNance72
Answered Aug 30, 2023
What do I do?
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BayPoodle
Replied Apr 29, 2024
When is a hospital trip more destructive than helpful?
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PandabearAUS
Answered Aug 25, 2023
At the beginning of a marathon. Any advice?
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JennyCville
Answered Mar 2023
Mom is 88 with Alzheimers. She lives in a locked unit (still walks). She falls frequently & ends up in the ER. What can we do?
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JoAnn29
Answered Mar 2023
Dad falls a lot in memory care. Do I need to meet him at ER every time EMS takes him to be checked?
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MACinCT
Answered Mar 9, 2024
Need a nurse's opinion: My pregnant daughter fell down at work today.
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Grandma1954
Answered Feb 10, 2024
Has anyone experienced having a relative taken from SNF or ALF to the emergency dept unescorted?
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gladimhere
Answered Jan 2021
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