I have already been disengaging from mom I have been going every other
day while she is in the nursing home for respite care,  and today I went
to have lunch with her.she didn't even put up a fess when I said I will
be back tomorrow. I plan to tell her that being that she is ...

Hi all....I thought I would relate to you what I've been learning about the
community of Assisted Living. As you know my mother is in independent
assisted living that is not strictly for persons with dementia. She gets
along very well there with a little help from my brother and me. ...

I've been reading the newsgroup for a few months now. Lots of good
advice and I've been taking notes.
My dad has Alzheimers _and_ vascular dementia. My mother (61) is his
sole caretaker, although she is arranging for him to go into day therapy

I am going out of my mind, my mother keeps pulling at her blankets or
keeps trying to fold them. I have to watch her 24/7 as she tries to get
up but can't as she is too weak unless I help her up, but if she does
happen to get up she would certainly fall. she tries to walk but her

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Thank you for your most informative posts. Maybe he does have this
instead of alzheimers - I should have taken him to a neurologist but we
have just gone to a GP.  I agree that it probably wouldn't be worth
while to go to one at this late stage Our biggest problem now is that he

Why do Alzheimer's patients have good days and are so very nice, the next
minute they turn and curse God and everyone else around them.

This is my first post.  Hello everyone.  My husband Chet is 87 yrs. old
and has had Alzheimers for about 6 yrs.  He sleeps a lot - I don't know
if it is the disease, the medication or just boredom.  He uses a walker
(says he has bad balance). He loves to eat -  . He needs directions ...

Thanks for  the input.  What is the difference between Alzheimers and
vascular dementia?  Is the treatment the same?  My husband takes
Airicept and Nanenda.  Heard someone on the radio say these medications
were not effective and just a way for drug companies to make money.  I

I am new to this group.
My grandmother has Alzheimer's and I am wondering if there are any
effective medications becides Aricept available?
NMasters

My Mom believed that she had AD long before anyone else in the
family believed it.  Years went by before we saw any visible
symptoms, but apparently she was aware of them.
My mother-in-law on the other hand never acknowledged that

it was the most awful day in my life. mom was so agitated about wanting
to get up and go
home I gave her two chill pills( for agitation) and that didn't settle
her down. she kept pulling and tugging at the sheets and blankets. I

Hello.  This is the first post I've made to this group.  I am a
caregiver at the verge of breakdown, dealing with an elderly mother
with documented hallucinations, hypothetical diagnoses by numerous
physicians of dementia, but no actual diagnosis.

I know a guy that for many many years refused to seek care for
his mother that has Alzheimer’s so he could stay home with her
in order to cash all of her checks including her SSI and the
SSI she was collecting from her husband that passed.  He spent

My Dad, 79, is in the early stages of dementia, probably Alzheimer's. Beyond
that he suffers from depression, agitation, anxiety and a myriad of physical
ailments. Of immediate concern are the depression, agitation and anxiety. He
has tried just about every antidepressant. Most ...