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I never wanted to come here.......I need it now. Husband is losing his mind....short term memory 31 a kennedy Jun 2022 Apr 6 20 5959

New Polling Shows Overwhelming Support for Adding a Caregiver Credit to Social Security 2 adirondacker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 9 2634

Help 17 Aerows Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 4946

I said No today 1 Aerows Oct 2014 Oct 2014 1 2689

I feel resentment toward my sister 6 Aerows Oct 2014 Dec 2018 5 4624

Is anyone here 6 Aerows Oct 2014 Oct 2014 1 3545

It all went to hell 1 Aerows Oct 2014 Oct 2014 1 3332

"The chair incident" - when Dad falls on the floor 6 Aerows Aug 2015 Feb 2017 0 3444

trying to help/deal with, my almost 99 YO father... 36 Alameda Mar 2017 Jan 2020 0 8410

Problems with dementia facilities -- idiocy or greed? 1 alcina Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 2623

We are moving mom to a care facility 7 Beatlelvr Jan 2023 Feb 2023 13 2586

Hello everyone 1 bluecollar2 Apr 2020 Apr 2020 1 1874

How to find in-home help for dad? 5 Blue_playwright May 2019 May 2019 0 2577

My stuff ain't all that 9 Bmoboy Feb 2021 Feb 2021 9 3007

This message was self-deleted by its author 5 bucolic_frolic Jul 2021 Jul 2021 2 2378

Sometimes you just gotta vent 4 CDerekGo Apr 2019 Apr 2019 8 2943

Do old people tend to sleep a lot? 31 CountAllVotes Aug 2020 Aug 2020 2 3473

This message was self-deleted by its author 12 CountAllVotes Jul 2021 Aug 2021 16 3671

This message was self-deleted by its author 26 CountAllVotes Feb 2022 Feb 2022 11 2403

Woudn't follow instructions 22 CountAllVotes May 2022 May 2022 23 2055

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Hello, I just discovered this group. 2 Delmette Nov 2015 Nov 2015 1 2626

My father passed away a couple of hours ago. 45 Dial H For Hero Mar 2021 Mar 2021 77 6311

My mother has Alzheimer's and I just got her one of those robotic cats. [View all] 81 femmedem Dec 2019 Jan 2020 176 12049

Doing initial research for In-Home vs Memory Care in a facility... god this is rough. 19 FirstLight Dec 2020 Jan 2021 13 3855

Too late for me, but I have a few thoughts. 3 ginnyinWI Aug 2016 Aug 2016 6 2591

FUUUUUUCKK! 26 Glamrock Jan 2021 Jan 2021 18 2632

Thanks for all the kind and uplifting responses DU! 1 Glamrock Jan 2021 Jan 2021 5 3571

I had a post today that was posted just to blow off some steam... 7 Glamrock May 2021 May 2021 32 7323

Elder-caregivers Continued...

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Fuck me, man! I don't wish this shit on anyone. 44 Glamrock May 2021 Dec 2021 67 11271

Anyone have experience with transitioning aging parents from senior apartments to a home? Emotional 6 GPV Mar 2022 Mar 2022 9 2873

Is there a discussion regarding life insurance matters somewhere on DU? 3 Grasswire2 Oct 2023 Oct 2023 1 2343

Elder mother-in-law refuses to move to assisted living 14 groundloop Oct 2019 Oct 2019 9 3765

Just curious about everyone's story. How many are 28 Habibi Jun 2014 Mar 2022 3 9637

Did anybody see this thread in LBN? 3 Habibi Sep 2014 Sep 2014 0 2953

Countdown to Mom moving in -- 7 Hell Hath No Fury Dec 2014 Feb 2017 2 3497

When parents can't care for themselves... 2 Hoppy Jul 2014 Apr 2015 2 3679

Who's the guy with the iPods for dementia people. 2 Hoppy Jul 2014 Jul 2014 0 3363

Sadly, my live-in mother-in-law's dementia is getting worse. 11 Ilsa Jun 2019 Jun 2019 3 3880

My live-in-the-basement MIL has mild dementia, 31 Ilsa Jan 2020 Feb 2020 9 5052

Bad news in the family has turned my MIL into an ugly person. 9 Ilsa Mar 2020 Mar 2020 3 2652

What happens when people who are bipolar develop dementia? 3 Ilsa Mar 2020 Mar 2020 1 2128

The daily episode of something else that has slipped away. 10 Ilsa Aug 2020 Jan 2021 3 4701

Can anyone tell me how much help they receive from hospice at their home? 12 Ilsa Apr 2022 May 2022 4 4243

Anyone ever go crazy in front of the hospice people? 9 Ilsa Sep 2022 Oct 2022 12 3468

I will never be an elder-caregiver again. [View all] 149 Ilsa Nov 2022 Nov 2022 195 17499

I am seeing clips of Charles talking about his Mother, I cannot imagine me there 4 irisblue Sep 2022 Sep 2022 4 3206

Anyone thinking through a plan for preparing our elder folks for COVID-19? 6 JudyM Mar 2020 Mar 2020 1 2378

This message was self-deleted by its author 2 KMOD Jan 2015 Sep 2015 1 2487

"This Is My Life Now" -- An Interview with a Nursing Home Resident 2 left-of-center2012 Dec 2017 Dec 2017 2 2587

Nursing homes in New Mexico rank at the bottom 2 left-of-center2012 May 2018 May 2018 0 2220

Caregiver sources website 0 left-of-center2012 Jul 2018 Jul 2018 2 2545

Home medical alert systems? 2 left-of-center2012 Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1985

Basic phone for hearing impaired ? 7 left-of-center2012 Aug 2021 Jan 2022 0 2164

This message was self-deleted by its author 9 left-of-center2012 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 1902

Committed to a date for memory care facility today 39 leighbythesea2 Mar 2023 Mar 2023 31 4593

100 years young 7 Lilaclady Apr 2023 Nov 2023 9 2137

Considering communal living as a senior, in the future. 8 mahina Sep 2014 Dec 2014 0 4773

Aging in place symposium: planning, spacial justice in aging societies 3 mahina Oct 2019 Jan 2020 2 2368

Elder-caregivers Continued...

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So my 82 year old mom who had a stroke 3 months ago is now home with her boyfriend. 8 Maraya1969 Jul 2014 Jul 2014 0 3597

Sorry for the upcoming rambling. What can I do to give my money from a family trust to a charity instead of my 6 Maraya1969 Jan 2016 Apr 2018 0 4486

My mom has been in several facilities because of a stroke and then because 6 Maraya1969 Jun 2018 Jun 2018 0 2802

Travel insurance for elders coming to the US from overseas 2 MerryHolidays May 2021 May 2021 1 4815

Losing a parent before you lose the parent 10 MissMillie Feb 2019 Dec 2019 11 3762

Dad's gall bladder surgery may have revealed something even more serious 9 MissMillie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 7 2643

Update on Dad 4 MissMillie Apr 2019 May 2019 4 1997

Dad saw the gastroenterologist this week 9 MissMillie May 2019 May 2019 8 2855

Dad has opted to get the biopsy 0 MissMillie May 2019 May 2019 2 1874

Best news ever: Dad's biopsy came back negative 7 MissMillie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 12 2131

Mom fell and broke her ankle yesterday 4 MissMillie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 4 2197

Mom was taken to the hospital yesterday 5 MissMillie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 17 3064

We admitted Mom to a long-term care facility Friday 14 MissMillie Jun 2019 Sep 2019 24 3969

My sister gave me a heartbreaking report about Mom today 8 MissMillie Aug 2019 Sep 2019 15 2797

Yesterday was my parents' wedding anniversary 4 MissMillie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 6 2173

I had a wonderful visit w/ my Mom this past week 7 MissMillie Nov 2019 Jan 2020 20 2324

I MISS MY MOTHER!!!!!!!! 22 MissMillie Jan 2020 Feb 2022 25 4537

My mom's care facility has suspended visits 8 MissMillie Mar 2020 Mar 2020 12 2263

Taking care of Dad AND trying to keep him safe 3 MissMillie Mar 2020 Mar 2020 2 2214

I can't help but wonder about Mom's care 1 MissMillie Mar 2020 Mar 2020 3 2028

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