when is it time to take mum from her home, my sister wants mum in a alzheimers ward and its tearing this family apart. mum stills does all her housework goes to have her hair done , grooms her poodle looks after her pet birds . not the best of eaters , but was always like that as she was a workacholic. now that her throid med. is back on track i see a big differnce in her i am willing to see where we go from here one step at a time . she seems to rational right now and i feel she will die if put in to soon by force help me as they will be taking me away , my sister as of now dosnt care thinks its to much work
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3/19/09 12:08pm
Hi Patricia,
You seem to have a good handle on this. Why put her in with people who are worse off than she is, if she's "isn't there, yet.? Is it possible to find a place where she can take steps up in care, as she needs to? We have assisted living and nursing homes here (your mother sounds like a candidate for assisted living to me) where they have memory units, so if/when she gets so she needs one, she'd stay in the same center, and just change rooms. That wouldn't be as hard a move for her as changing centers, as she'd see many of the same people.
Families can make things difficult. Most people mean well, but agreement is hard to come by. Some people find themselves wishing they were "an only child."
Good luck making your point. It doesn't sound like she's ready for a memory unit yet, but discussing it with her doctor is a good idea. Maybe you'd get some back-up there.
Blessings,
Carol
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