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Title of discussion thread	Replies	Author	Start time	Last reply	Recs	Views
The daily episode of something else that has slipped away.	7	Ilsa	14 hrs ago	1 hr ago	3	220
Kind Ways to Respond When a Person With Dementia Forgets Someone Has Died	4	NurseJackie	Mar 2020	16 hrs ago	6	470
Do old people tend to sleep a lot?	31	CountAllVotes	Aug 5	Sunday	2	498
Using the Zoom App for face-time w/ Mom	3	MissMillie	Apr 2020	Aug 5	9	392
Mom passed early this morning. [View all]	56	MissMillie	Jul 14	Jul 14	63	1584
I got to see Mom today	12	MissMillie	Jul 13	Jul 13	12	399
Scary news this morning--UPDATE (not good)	21	MissMillie	Apr 2020	Jul 11	57	2818
"How long do I have to last?" asks Mom	7	MissMillie	Jul 9	Jul 9	27	615
I'm going to get to see my mom Monday	5	MissMillie	Jun 25	Jun 25	14	362
Hello everyone	1	bluecollar2	Apr 2020	Apr 2020	1	360
HALLWAY BINGO! (I love this idea so much!)	2	NurseJackie	Apr 2020	Apr 2020	9	465
I can't help but wonder about Mom's care	1	MissMillie	Mar 2020	Mar 2020	3	499
Taking care of Dad AND trying to keep him safe	3	MissMillie	Mar 2020	Mar 2020	2	470
My book on Aging in Place is available on Amazon!	0	Trueblue Texan	Mar 2020	Mar 2020	7	365
What happens when people who are bipolar develop dementia?	3	Ilsa	Mar 2020	Mar 2020	1	458
My mom's care facility has suspended visits	8	MissMillie	Mar 2020	Mar 2020	12	672
Bad news in the family has turned my MIL into an ugly person.	9	Ilsa	Mar 2020	Mar 2020	3	628
I MISS MY MOTHER!!!!!!!!	20	MissMillie	Jan 2020	Mar 2020	24	857
Anyone thinking through a plan for preparing our elder folks for COVID-19?	6	JudyM	Mar 2020	Mar 2020	1	521
My live-in-the-basement MIL has mild dementia,	31	Ilsa	Jan 2020	Feb 2020	9	1266
Should a loved-one who has dementia be corrected when they are wrong about something?	21	NurseJackie	Nov 2019	Feb 2020	11	993
trying to help/deal with, my almost 99 YO father...	36	Alameda	Mar 2017	Jan 2020	0	4367
Aging in place symposium: planning, spacial justice in aging societies	3	mahina	Oct 2019	Jan 2020	2	620
My mother has Alzheimer's and I just got her one of those robotic cats. [View all]	81	femmedem	Dec 2019	Jan 2020	175	6317
Assisted Care, Hospice, and the financial soaking of the elderly	11	SHRED	Aug 2015	Jan 2020	6	3112
I had a wonderful visit w/ my Mom this past week	7	MissMillie	Nov 2019	Jan 2020	20	825
Losing a parent before you lose the parent	10	MissMillie	Feb 2019	Dec 2019	11	1983
Elder mother-in-law refuses to move to assisted living	14	groundloop	Oct 2019	Oct 2019	9	899
Is there an easy way to get rid of urine odors?	18	NurseJackie	Oct 2019	Oct 2019	0	881
executor of will question...	14	samnsara	Sep 2019	Sep 2019	0	886
My sister gave me a heartbreaking report about Mom today	8	MissMillie	Aug 2019	Sep 2019	15	1320
We admitted Mom to a long-term care facility Friday	14	MissMillie	Jun 2019	Sep 2019	23	1991
Yesterday was my parents' wedding anniversary	4	MissMillie	Sep 2019	Sep 2019	6	840
my dad just passed. at 9:40 am today :( My two sisters are trying to challange my executorship..	42	samnsara	Apr 2019	Aug 2019	23	2608
Mom was taken to the hospital yesterday	5	MissMillie	Jun 2019	Jun 2019	17	1565
Sadly, my live-in mother-in-law's dementia is getting worse.	11	Ilsa	Jun 2019	Jun 2019	3	1432
Power of attorney question	12	narnian60	Apr 2018	Jun 2019	1	2545
What VA benefits can I get for my father?	18	samnsara	Feb 2017	Jun 2019	3	2809
Mom fell and broke her ankle yesterday	4	MissMillie	Jun 2019	Jun 2019	4	1184
Best news ever: Dad's biopsy came back negative	7	MissMillie	Jun 2019	Jun 2019	12	1132
How to find in-home help for dad?	5	Blue_playwright	May 2019	May 2019	0	1239
Dad has opted to get the biopsy	0	MissMillie	May 2019	May 2019	2	912
Dad saw the gastroenterologist this week	9	MissMillie	May 2019	May 2019	8	1364
Update on Dad	4	MissMillie	Apr 2019	May 2019	4	1113
Dad's gall bladder surgery may have revealed something even more serious	9	MissMillie	Apr 2019	Apr 2019	7	1447
Sometimes you just gotta vent	4	CDerekGo	Apr 2019	Apr 2019	8	1508
Do I risk pissing him off and clean, or do I turn my back and shrug?	7	phylny	Sep 2014	Feb 2019	0	2697
Home medical alert systems?	2	left-of-center2012	Jan 2019	Jan 2019	0	1161
I feel resentment toward my sister	6	Aerows	Oct 2014	Dec 2018	5	3569
has anyone applied for, or got Hardship Mail Delivery?	5	samnsara	Mar 2017	Dec 2018	1	7249
Please DONT fund me.	4	notdarkyet	Sep 2018	Sep 2018	5	2388
Caregiver sources website	0	left-of-center2012	Jul 2018	Jul 2018	2	1507
My mom has been in several facilities because of a stroke and then because	6	Maraya1969	Jun 2018	Jun 2018	0	1903
Nursing homes in New Mexico rank at the bottom	2	left-of-center2012	May 2018	May 2018	0	1455
Sorry for the upcoming rambling. What can I do to give my money from a family trust to a charity instead of my	6	Maraya1969	Jan 2016	Apr 2018	0	3538
Only child dealing with parent that lives out of state	7	PossiblePasts	Jun 2017	Apr 2018	0	5822
how to deal with a defiant elderly parent...	11	samnsara	Feb 2018	Mar 2018	5	2472
"This Is My Life Now" -- An Interview with a Nursing Home Resident	2	left-of-center2012	Dec 2017	Dec 2017	2	1501
Looking for a decent alert system	2	SHRED	Nov 2017	Nov 2017	0	1668
Just curious about everyone's story. How many are	27	Habibi	Jun 2014	Apr 2017	1	5322
Countdown to Mom moving in --	7	Hell Hath No Fury	Dec 2014	Feb 2017	2	2554
"The chair incident" - when Dad falls on the floor	6	Aerows	Aug 2015	Feb 2017	0	2442
is anyone dealing with a personality disordered parent?	7	starshine00	Jan 2017	Feb 2017	0	2577
Drove home from Mom's Assisted Living Facility in tears today	16	Novara	Apr 2015	Feb 2017	5	3089
This Is Everything That’s Wrong With Caregiving In America Today	0	sheshe2	Sep 2016	Sep 2016	3	1554
Too late for me, but I have a few thoughts.	3	ginnyinWI	Aug 2016	Aug 2016	6	1939
New group! Welcome!	13	politicat	Jun 2014	Jan 2016	5	3169
Hello, I just discovered this group.	2	Delmette	Nov 2015	Nov 2015	1	1960
This message was self-deleted by its author	2	KMOD	Jan 2015	Sep 2015	1	2000
Problems with dementia facilities -- idiocy or greed?	1	alcina	Jul 2015	Jul 2015	1	1981
Visiting a Gentleman with Alzheimer’s Disease	1	uppityperson	Jun 2015	Jun 2015	1	2233
When parents can't care for themselves...	2	Hoppy	Jul 2014	Apr 2015	2	2880
Considering communal living as a senior, in the future.	8	mahina	Sep 2014	Dec 2014	0	3153
Is anyone here	6	Aerows	Oct 2014	Oct 2014	1	2560
It all went to hell	1	Aerows	Oct 2014	Oct 2014	1	2624
I said No today	1	Aerows	Oct 2014	Oct 2014	1	2097
I could use some feedback on a delicate situation.	15	politicat	Jun 2014	Oct 2014	2	4127
Today's word: norovirus.	1	politicat	Jul 2014	Oct 2014	0	1973
New Polling Shows Overwhelming Support for Adding a Caregiver Credit to Social Security	2	adirondacker	Oct 2014	Oct 2014	9	2031
Help	17	Aerows	Oct 2014	Oct 2014	0	3608