My mom was diagnosed with severe Dementia. My mom lives with my husband and I . My mom is from Greece . She came from Greece around 1955. She is a US citizen. . I lost my birth Father in 1961. My mom remarried in 1966. My step Father is a WWII veteran . He passed away in 1990. My mom has been awful . Constantly screaming yelling at me. Doesn't want to take her medicine. Complains, she tears things up. (Important papers) she doesn't want to eat . She constantly puts things in wrong places, tearing up Kleenex , loses my keys. The list goes on. She always tells me she wants to go back to Greece. ( she hasn't been there since a 2 week visit in 1968). Tells me she wants to die everyday . She doesn't want to make friends , nor has hobbies nor read. I offer to take her out , I know elderly widowed women that offered to make friends with her. Nothing ! She recently worked with me and my boss had to let her go. Then the hell began! My mom has gotten worse and even more angry. Since she was let go . That's the only thing she liked doing with me. And my boss told me to tell her that she was let go. Even though she only worked 9 hours a week. But it meant a lot to her. But I see my bosses view since we work with children . ( my mom loves kids and would never do any harm with kids). Mom is 87 and is tormenting me now. She has been having anger issues for quite awhile and I am an only child . We can't afford a home for her. Nor she. But my nerves are shot . Waking up is torture . Like this morning she woke up in anger and wouldn't take her medication nor eat. My daughters don't want to come over anymore because of how she acts . I don't know what she will do next ? My question is should I try to get her into medicaid? Since she has anger issues and is tearing up my marriage . My life. I love my mom so much but she is not the same mother I once had ! Help!
It sounds like you need some peace.
I would like be able to stay home take care of my mom in our home but I would have to quit my job. We need the income.
She recently got a secondary insurance but can I also apply for Medicaid?
Does anyone if Medicaid would pay for me to care for my mom?