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Caregiving: Anyone else doing this alone?

Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: 4 days ago | Replies (45)

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@celia16

I share your concerns. I’m going to visit some facilities soon. Planning on asking questions and seeing if he will qualify. I know his doctor can fill out form, but I’m wondering how the skilled nursing requirement comes in.

When my cousin went to Memory Care, which is Assisted Living and not nursing home care, they told us she would stay there indefinitely, unless she needed skilled nursing care or became unable to transfer to wheelchair with the aid of one attendant. She passed away there, though it seemed her ability to transfer was very low. The difference would be that she weighed probably 90 pounds and my dad is over 230. His mobility is extremely poor and declining. Plus, my dad has CHF, CKD and other medical conditions, in addition to Alz.

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Its becoming increasingly difficult because I have severe COPD with less than 20% lung capacity - so I run out of energy very quickly - I've reached the point that I'm just tired of all the responsibility & when he gets argumentative & nasty I become a super-witch! Then I am mad at myself.