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I want to know if they all go thru 7 stages and what you experience. I want to know how you dealt and what it was like day to day? I hate idea of pitting mom in home. Are they all extremely difficult personality wise?
If they are properly medicated, the symptoms of anxiety and depression can be minimized. But once they are totally incontinent, it becomes unmanageable at home. If they develop wandering, risk of death is high and they need a locked facility for their own protection. My girlfriend kept her husband at home until he became combatant, when he hollered and screamed at hallucinations and chased them down the block. When you have the need to call 911 for help, it is time for them to move to a safer facility.
I did not want to put mom in a memory care unit in a nursing home, but there finally came a time. My mom was a pacer and would not sit still. I was having to tell her don't do that and don't get in that alot during the day. She was not wanting to shower and I had a time doing it. She wasn't wanting to eat and didn't recognize some food. I found number 2 on the floor, like she just went right there, not knowing where to go. I new the memory care unit was a lock down facility and that she would have a lot of space to pace. I wouldn't have to yell at her to sit down, because my nerves were getting frazzled. The time she had in the nursing home 10 weeks, gave me time to distance myself from her, as it is heartbreaking to watch the end. It helped me to let go a little. I miss my dear sweet mom everyday and I think of all the things she use to say. I hated that she was in a nursing home, but it was the right decision for me at the end.
The 7 stages are specifically for Alzheimer's Disease. They do not necessarily apply to the other 40+ kinds of dementia. Are you pretty certain that your mother has AD? Has her progression so far matched the descriptions of AD stages?
My husband was at home for his 10-year journey with Lewy Body Dementia, including several weeks on hospice at the end. He died in our bedroom, holding my hand. He was not at all difficult in his behavior or attitudes. He seemed to be a little less confused. He ate some days. He slept a lot. He knew everyone. (Typical in LBD, not in AD). He was polite to the hospice staff, and thanked them for help. We never used the morphine because he was never in physical pain. We used drugs for anxiety.
I was expecting a horror story, but it was a peaceful passing.
Where ever your mother spends her last days, I strongly recommend having the help of a hospice service.
By proceeding, I agree that I understand the following disclosures:
I. How We Work in Washington.
Based on your preferences, we provide you with information about one or more of our contracted senior living providers ("Participating Communities") and provide your Senior Living Care Information to Participating Communities. The Participating Communities may contact you directly regarding their services.
APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
II. How We Are Paid.
We do not charge you any fee – we are paid by the Participating Communities. Some Participating Communities pay us a percentage of the first month's standard rate for the rent and care services you select. We invoice these fees after the senior moves in.
III. When We Tour.
APFM tours certain Participating Communities in Washington (typically more in metropolitan areas than in rural areas.) During the 12 month period prior to December 31, 2017, we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
IV. No Obligation or Commitment.
You have no obligation to use or to continue to use our services. Because you pay no fee to us, you will never need to ask for a refund.
V. Complaints.
Please contact our Family Feedback Line at (866) 584-7340 or ConsumerFeedback@aplaceformom.com to report any complaint. Consumers have many avenues to address a dispute with any referral service company, including the right to file a complaint with the Attorney General's office at: Consumer Protection Division, 800 5th Avenue, Ste. 2000, Seattle, 98104 or 800-551-4636.
VI. No Waiver of Your Rights.
APFM does not (and may not) require or even ask consumers seeking senior housing or care services in Washington State to sign waivers of liability for losses of personal property or injury or to sign waivers of any rights established under law.
I agree that:
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I authorize A Place For Mom ("APFM") to collect certain personal and contact detail information, as well as relevant health care information about me or from me about the senior family member or relative I am assisting ("Senior Living Care Information").
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APFM may provide information to me electronically. My electronic signature on agreements and documents has the same effect as if I signed them in ink.
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APFM may send all communications to me electronically via e-mail or by access to an APFM web site.
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If I want a paper copy, I can print a copy of the Disclosures or download the Disclosures for my records.
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This E-Sign Acknowledgement and Authorization applies to these Disclosures and all future Disclosures related to APFM's services, unless I revoke my authorization. You may revoke this authorization in writing at any time (except where we have already disclosed information before receiving your revocation.) This authorization will expire after one year.
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You consent to APFM's reaching out to you using a phone system than can auto-dial numbers (we miss rotary phones, too!), but this consent is not required to use our service.
My husband was at home for his 10-year journey with Lewy Body Dementia, including several weeks on hospice at the end. He died in our bedroom, holding my hand. He was not at all difficult in his behavior or attitudes. He seemed to be a little less confused. He ate some days. He slept a lot. He knew everyone. (Typical in LBD, not in AD). He was polite to the hospice staff, and thanked them for help. We never used the morphine because he was never in physical pain. We used drugs for anxiety.
I was expecting a horror story, but it was a peaceful passing.
Where ever your mother spends her last days, I strongly recommend having the help of a hospice service.