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Dementia: How to encourage her to go to the restroom? UTI concern
Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: Jul 17 5:19am | Replies (20)Comment receiving replies
Yes we have a nurse all she does is take her vital signs and ask her a few questions and leaves that’s it we had 2other that came they came for 3 weeks and said we are doing good with her and left we are not she firs not listen and I get it she has dementia she has Kaiser and they had five something for the nurse to come but honestly it us not helping we also take her to the doctors she gets her vital signs done we tell the doc what’s going on she says she’s old and the Dementia is getting worse WE KNOW THIS it’s frustrating
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Is that dr a Neurologist? A PCP is great for the basics but Dementia needs further investigation to ensure that nothing that could be fixable is missed. Dementia is not “just old age”. A Home Health Aide is not a Nurse. Usually, if insurance pays, the dr has to justify the needs on a regular basis but that is the easy part. Finding an Aide that will work with your mom’s dysfunction, respectfully, can be time consuming. But worthwhile. In the meantime, as my daughters tell me: “Breathe”🌸