Hello @boston19 Nice to e-meet you here. Sorry to hear of your caregiving challenges. It is never, ever an easy road, nor is it one that seems to stay the same for very long at a time. I am Scott and I was my wife's caregiver for 14+ years. During those years she went though many 'phases' in her care needs. While she did not ask for help, she would constantly call my name. While it drove me to distraction, our children used to say to me 'boy, Dad, you are lucky Mom loves you so much!' That little bit of joking sure eased the tension at those times for me.

In my wife's case I would extend the period between when I went into our bedroom to respond to her by one 'Scott' from the beginning of the day to the end. In the morning when she said this the first time, I went right in. Then the next time I waited for two "Scotts'. Then three and so on. While I know each patient is different, this helped me though those days.

In my wife's case the radio or TV made her anxiety worse so we quickly realized silence was far more comforting to her -- again this was in her case and might well be very different for others.

I also used the baby monitor, which was at her bedside the whole of her illness. A nice and inexpensive option!

I can say this phase with my wife did change over time!

Courage, strength, and peace!