I wanted to hear from other people about their experiences with memory
care to determine if I'm expecting too much or if my expectations are
within reason.   My family has requested that we be informed of the
following:

I had a lady living with my mom and looking after her in exchange for
free rent and is now filing a workers comp claim as she fell and was
injured. Anyone ever have something like that happen to them? What was
the outcome?

For those who remember my problems I had finally made it clear to my
husband's doctors that I could not have him at home full time and they
had agreed to try and find him somewhere to live where he could have
the stimulation and supervision he needed.

Hello all - I come to you as a middle-aged child who is trying to lend
support to my elderly parents. My 84 y/o father has been diagnosed with
mid-stage Alzheimers and has become too much for my frail  85 y/o
mother to deal with. He has the "angry Alzheimers" with much paranoia

My name is Kevin and I am a full time caregiver for my Mom who has
Alzheimer's...
I am a cna and a year ago was still working but decided to let my job go
when Mom's confusion got so bad that I could not in good conscience

www.healthline.bravehost.com
Heart Bypass at age 78?
... The British Medical Journal (Nov/85) reported that, in a study of
312 patients who

My wife Agnes got a score of 6 out of 30 on the mini mental state test.
 Is that as serious as it seems to me to be?

Pathophysiology. 2006 Jun 14; [Epub ahead of print] Links
Oxidative stress in Alzheimer's disease.
Chauhan V, Chauhan A.
NYS Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1050

Dear Friends,
Just thought I would let you know that John & I took car of new wills,
POA, & living wills today.  It was a little iffy at points because John
hesitated, but once he saw I had signed everything & then everything was

Dear Friends,
Just checking in quickly---need to catch up on all of your mail again.
For those who have been around a long time, you will remember the
problems I had getting John to the doctor.  Anyway, he kept his

I have gotten away from the group.   Guess I took a little break.   We had
another unexpected death in the family.
I had a few minutes this morning so I checked in.   For those of you who
remember my mother has had alz. for 13 years now.   She's still in assisted

What are the lookback rules now?  If assets are transferred to a
child, is it still three years?  
We are getting ready to see a lawyer to refine a few things, and
transferring some property that is now joint between child and parent

Hello out there,
my name is Oliver and I joined this newsgroup a few days ago. I should
mention that I don't have personal contact with DAT (my grandma, who passed
away a few months ago, suffered from vascular disease). But I am interested

Hello...
My wife and I just moved into a house with her parents to help with the
care of her father who was diagnosed at 69 with alzheimer's. He's 71
now. We're having a very difficult time because my mother-in-law is

Where has everyone gone.My mom is doing good.It's finally warm here so
we get outside.Of course when were outside she doesn't think were home
anymore.She cannot comprehend were just out in the yard.Well i hope
everyone is doing ok.Barb