Speech, Communication and Aging
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How do I address my siblings who do not communicate scheduling needs changes except through my mother who has dementia?
5 AnswersJoAnn29 Answered 10 hours agoAny recommentdations on a text system to send messages to elderly parent?
7 Answerslisatrevor Replied Dec 9, 2023How can I change the way hospital doctors and departments treat my mother?
6 AnswersJoAnn29 Answered Dec 8, 2023What devices are available to keep my spouse connected to me all the time?
9 AnswersNancyIS Answered Dec 7, 2023How do you deal with repetitive requests to go to the bathroom? Even when they are on the toilet they are asking to go. What do I say?
13 AnswersAlvaDeer Replied Dec 7, 2023How do I tell my father he can no longer do taxes?
3 AnswersGeaton777 Answered Dec 7, 2023
When your health fails: To tell your parent, or not?
52 Answers AlvaDeer Replied Dec 4, 2023
Is it easier to have someone tell my mother that I have died or just stop contacting her? My sister, POA, is making it difficult to visit.
8 Answers
lealonnie1 Answered Dec 2, 2023
How can I let people know that my mother is making up stories which create problems for me and others?
26 Answers Davenport Replied Dec 2, 2023
How do you deal with a moving target?
17 Answers AlvaDeer Answered Nov 24, 2023
This happened in assisted living? Normal? Was it a pretext?
34 Answers
NeedHelpWithMom Replied Nov 21, 2023
Mom wants to see each other in our homes. What devices have others purchased for this?
11 Answers PolarBear70 Replied Nov 18, 2023
How to respond to parent that is asking to talk to his mother?
5 Answers AlvaDeer Answered Nov 17, 2023
Convincing an elder to buy a new recliner she needs.
13 Answers
waytomisery Replied Nov 15, 2023
We recently moved my mother into our home. Her short term memory is nearly gone. I do not know how to talk to her.
13 Answers MissLori Replied Nov 13, 2023
How to tell my cousins their mom can't live with us?
294 Answers JoAnn29 Answered Nov 11, 2023
What words are best to express sympathy at a funeral?
13 Answers lealonnie1 Answered Nov 10, 2023
My husband talks constantly, asks questions and don't wait for answers. His father is 87 years old with dementia. Is talking constantly a sign of dementia?
12 Answers Taarna Answered Nov 10, 2023
My husband gets very hurt and angry if I imply he has dementia. (A result of hydrocephalus) Is this normal and how do I deal with it?
23 Answers RedVanAnnie Answered Nov 7, 2023
How do I tell my mother she started hospice?
8 Answers againx100 Answered Nov 6, 2023
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