I am trying to keep it together. If my situation does not change soon to get some additional help I don't know if I will be able to keep it together. My mother is 78 years old and I am her only child. She has declined since she moved in with me several months ago. She remembers how to feed herself and she can use the bathroom. I have her wearing Depends because she no longer wipes herself good. I opted to go clean up behind her because I am not skilled in this area. She needs help bathing, dressing herself, brushing her teeth. I have to motion to her on how to brush her teeth. Her vocabulary is declining. It is not in my budget to get an additional caregiver so I can get a break. I also am unable to afford an adult daycare. She needs to be socialized so that the disease does not progress. I was given a case manager card at Memory Institute but she referred me to go online which got me here. I filled out an assessment because my mother occasionally falls. She has not fallen since May or June of this year but sometimes when she gets up she holds onto the edge of the living room table. I need to get a break because I am beginning to get burnt out and she is all I have. I do not know what else to do but she needs to be engaged. She is not interested in playing cards nor doing puzzles with me. My job is beginning to get effected as well. I need help, can someone put me in the right direction.
