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<blockquote data-quote="Marcie Mac" data-source="post: 474457" data-attributes="member: 47"><p>SO's mom moved in a few weeks ago. She still has her mental facilities, but lots of medical problems, type 2 diabeties, congestive heart failure, fibromialgia, a tumor in her brain, plus she is in a wheelchair - she can take a few steps but few is it - enough for me to get her to the bathroom, into shower, into bed - not to mention my house is a one story. I had to remodel one of the bathrooms to be handicapped accessable - no way could I get her into a bathtub.</p><p></p><p>Her doctor is setting up for a nurse to come in once or twice a week - am not sure what she is going to do yet, but anything we need, we just give him a call and he gets it done. Its a bit easier for me since I work at home to take care of her. At one time, and I have to check again, Ca paid in home caregivers in order to keep them from going into a home on their dime. Maybe with budget cuts that has been axed. </p><p></p><p>I would definately be getting her a "Life Alert" necklace at her age. Also,the website <a href="http://www.caring.com" target="_blank">www.caring.com</a> has a lot of helpful information on taking care of elderly parents. At one point, my mother was supposed to come and live with us - she decided we may fight, and stayed where she was. Since she was really developing dementia at a rapid pace, I don't think I could have handled her. </p><p></p><p>Marcie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marcie Mac, post: 474457, member: 47"] SO's mom moved in a few weeks ago. She still has her mental facilities, but lots of medical problems, type 2 diabeties, congestive heart failure, fibromialgia, a tumor in her brain, plus she is in a wheelchair - she can take a few steps but few is it - enough for me to get her to the bathroom, into shower, into bed - not to mention my house is a one story. I had to remodel one of the bathrooms to be handicapped accessable - no way could I get her into a bathtub. Her doctor is setting up for a nurse to come in once or twice a week - am not sure what she is going to do yet, but anything we need, we just give him a call and he gets it done. Its a bit easier for me since I work at home to take care of her. At one time, and I have to check again, Ca paid in home caregivers in order to keep them from going into a home on their dime. Maybe with budget cuts that has been axed. I would definately be getting her a "Life Alert" necklace at her age. Also,the website [URL="http://www.caring.com"]www.caring.com[/URL] has a lot of helpful information on taking care of elderly parents. At one point, my mother was supposed to come and live with us - she decided we may fight, and stayed where she was. Since she was really developing dementia at a rapid pace, I don't think I could have handled her. Marcie [/QUOTE]
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