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In-Home Care: Can Hospice Services Help Dad Care for Mom?
Caring for a Parent: Mom Won’t Bathe. What to Do?
Alzheimer's Care: Will My Father-in-Law Need to Go to a Nursing Home?
Thanks, Nutsinbrig, for raising these questions in the group, and thanks to all who offered info and suggestions! Here are some resources on this website that can also help you in considering your options...
While caring for loved ones with Alzheimer's or dementia at home, it's important for you to take breaks or 'self care'. Here are 8 ways to get occasional or regular backup help for a few hours, a few days, or longer: https://www.caring.com/articles/respite-care
The Alzheimer's Solution Center (linked from the Health A-Z tab at the top of Caring.com pages) includes a wide range of information about the stages of this disease, what to expect, and how to care for and comfort your loved one: https://www.caring.com/alzheimers
When the time comes, here is some guidance for explaining grandpa's condition to your child: https://www.caring.com/articles/explain-alzheimers-to-children
Should your father-in-law's brain deterioration lead to challenging behaviors, such as aggression, here is information to help you understand and respond to the behavior: https://www.caring.com/alzheimers-behavior-problems
If the family decides that long-term professional care is the best option for your father-in-law, this directory of local resources can assist you in finding the right service provider for his needs: https://www.caring.com/local/alzheimers-care-facilities The directory includes ratings and review from other family caregivers, seniors and consumers. For those on this thread who have had experience with a professional senior care provider, please do add your feedback about their services to help others in the search: http://bit.ly/RateSrCare
I hope these suggestions are helpful to you and your husband.
Caregiver Support: Two Words for this Care -- Love and Acceptance
Caring for a Spouse: How to Get Him Ready for Bed without Resistance?
Hi Cheetah1cat, Thanks for turning to this wonderful group of caregivers for ideas and support! And thanks to all who responded with suggestions! Here are some additional resources on Caring.com that you may likewise find helpful...
What to do when a loved one shows signs of sundown syndrome: https://www.caring.com/articles/sundown-syndrome Tips for other challenging behaviors that can occur as the disease progresses: https://www.caring.com/alzheimers-behavior-problems
The Alzheimer's Solution Center (linked from the Health A-Z tab at the top of Caring.com pages) also includes a wide range of information about the stages of this disease, what to expect, and how to care for and comfort your loved one: https://www.caring.com/alzheimers
While caring for loved ones with Alzheimer's or dementia at home, it's also important for you to take breaks or 'self care'. Here are 8 ways to get occasional or regular backup help for a few hours, a few days, or longer: https://www.caring.com/articles/respite-care
A family caregiver in West Virginia suggests using bedtime tunes, which she discovered helped in the care of her grandmother: https://www.caring.com/blogs/tip-of-the-week/bedtime-tunes Music is also being used to soothe nursing home residents living with Alzheimer's or dementia: https://www.caring.com/blogs/fyi-daily/the-wow-power-of-music-for-people-with-alzheimers
Please do let us know if we can be of any further assistance to you in caring for your husband.
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Caring.com also has a caregiver burnout or stress quiz: https://www.caring.com/articles/caregiver-burnout-quiz This solution center also offers strategies for caregivers: https://www.caring.com/caregiver-stress Information about falls and dementia is here: https://www.caring.com/falls-and-dementia I hope these resources are helpful! Please do let us know if more suggestions are needed. Thanks!