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Title of discussion thread	Replies	Author	Start time	Last reply	Recs	Views
My live-in-the-basement MIL has mild dementia,	30	Ilsa	Jan 7	Jan 9	9	542
trying to help/deal with, my almost 99 YO father...	36	Alameda	Mar 2017	Jan 7	0	3780
Should a loved-one who has dementia be corrected when they are wrong about something?	20	NurseJackie	Nov 29	Jan 3	11	600
Aging in place symposium: planning, spacial justice in aging societies	3	mahina	Oct 2019	Jan 3	2	380
My mother has Alzheimer's and I just got her one of those robotic cats. [View all]	81	femmedem	Dec 20	Jan 2	174	5298
Assisted Care, Hospice, and the financial soaking of the elderly	11	SHRED	Aug 2015	Jan 2	6	2773
I had a wonderful visit w/ my Mom this past week	7	MissMillie	Nov 10	Jan 2	19	505
Losing a parent before you lose the parent	10	MissMillie	Feb 2019	Dec 2	11	1626
Elder mother-in-law refuses to move to assisted living	14	groundloop	Oct 23	Oct 24	9	592
Is there an easy way to get rid of urine odors?	18	NurseJackie	Oct 2019	Oct 2019	0	620
executor of will question...	14	samnsara	Sep 2019	Sep 2019	0	577
My sister gave me a heartbreaking report about Mom today	8	MissMillie	Aug 2019	Sep 2019	15	1055
We admitted Mom to a long-term care facility Friday	14	MissMillie	Jun 2019	Sep 2019	23	1600
Yesterday was my parents' wedding anniversary	4	MissMillie	Sep 2019	Sep 2019	6	565
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	2154
Mom was taken to the hospital yesterday	5	MissMillie	Jun 2019	Jun 2019	17	1307
Sadly, my live-in mother-in-law's dementia is getting worse.	11	Ilsa	Jun 2019	Jun 2019	3	1112
Power of attorney question	12	narnian60	Apr 2018	Jun 2019	1	2100
What VA benefits can I get for my father?	18	samnsara	Feb 2017	Jun 2019	3	2488
Mom fell and broke her ankle yesterday	4	MissMillie	Jun 2019	Jun 2019	4	878
Best news ever: Dad's biopsy came back negative	7	MissMillie	Jun 2019	Jun 2019	12	871
How to find in-home help for dad?	5	Blue_playwright	May 2019	May 2019	0	929
Dad has opted to get the biopsy	0	MissMillie	May 2019	May 2019	2	688
Dad saw the gastroenterologist this week	9	MissMillie	May 2019	May 2019	8	1068
Update on Dad	4	MissMillie	Apr 2019	May 2019	4	848
Dad's gall bladder surgery may have revealed something even more serious	9	MissMillie	Apr 2019	Apr 2019	7	1160
Sometimes you just gotta vent	4	CDerekGo	Apr 2019	Apr 2019	8	1158
Do I risk pissing him off and clean, or do I turn my back and shrug?	7	phylny	Sep 2014	Feb 2019	0	2410
Home medical alert systems?	2	left-of-center2012	Jan 2019	Jan 2019	0	930
I feel resentment toward my sister	6	Aerows	Oct 2014	Dec 2018	5	3264
has anyone applied for, or got Hardship Mail Delivery?	5	samnsara	Mar 2017	Dec 2018	1	6939
Please DONT fund me.	4	notdarkyet	Sep 2018	Sep 2018	5	2018
Caregiver sources website	0	left-of-center2012	Jul 2018	Jul 2018	2	1268
My mom has been in several facilities because of a stroke and then because	6	Maraya1969	Jun 2018	Jun 2018	0	1625
Nursing homes in New Mexico rank at the bottom	2	left-of-center2012	May 2018	May 2018	0	1222
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	3298
Only child dealing with parent that lives out of state	7	PossiblePasts	Jun 2017	Apr 2018	0	5481
how to deal with a defiant elderly parent...	11	samnsara	Feb 2018	Mar 2018	5	2145
"This Is My Life Now" -- An Interview with a Nursing Home Resident	2	left-of-center2012	Dec 2017	Dec 2017	2	1280
Looking for a decent alert system	2	SHRED	Nov 2017	Nov 2017	0	1476
Just curious about everyone's story. How many are	27	Habibi	Jun 2014	Apr 2017	1	4652
Countdown to Mom moving in --	7	Hell Hath No Fury	Dec 2014	Feb 2017	2	2323
"The chair incident" - when Dad falls on the floor	6	Aerows	Aug 2015	Feb 2017	0	2172
is anyone dealing with a personality disordered parent?	7	starshine00	Jan 2017	Feb 2017	0	2257
Drove home from Mom's Assisted Living Facility in tears today	16	Novara	Apr 2015	Feb 2017	5	2734
This Is Everything That’s Wrong With Caregiving In America Today	0	sheshe2	Sep 2016	Sep 2016	3	1349
Too late for me, but I have a few thoughts.	3	ginnyinWI	Aug 2016	Aug 2016	6	1727
New group! Welcome!	13	politicat	Jun 2014	Jan 2016	5	2859
Hello, I just discovered this group.	2	Delmette	Nov 2015	Nov 2015	1	1746
This message was self-deleted by its author	2	KMOD	Jan 2015	Sep 2015	1	1799
Problems with dementia facilities -- idiocy or greed?	1	alcina	Jul 2015	Jul 2015	1	1772
Visiting a Gentleman with Alzheimer’s Disease	1	uppityperson	Jun 2015	Jun 2015	1	1982
When parents can't care for themselves...	2	Hoppy	Jul 2014	Apr 2015	2	2635
Considering communal living as a senior, in the future.	8	mahina	Sep 2014	Dec 2014	0	2878
Is anyone here	6	Aerows	Oct 2014	Oct 2014	1	2331
It all went to hell	1	Aerows	Oct 2014	Oct 2014	1	2386
I said No today	1	Aerows	Oct 2014	Oct 2014	1	1875
I could use some feedback on a delicate situation.	15	politicat	Jun 2014	Oct 2014	2	3798
Today's word: norovirus.	1	politicat	Jul 2014	Oct 2014	0	1749
New Polling Shows Overwhelming Support for Adding a Caregiver Credit to Social Security	2	adirondacker	Oct 2014	Oct 2014	9	1818
Help	17	Aerows	Oct 2014	Oct 2014	0	3299
The Stuff	9	politicat	Jul 2014	Oct 2014	9	2416
The balance: dignity vs excursions	2	politicat	Jul 2014	Oct 2014	1	1870
Did anybody see this thread in LBN?	3	Habibi	Sep 2014	Sep 2014	0	1955
This American Life: Magic Words: Rainy Days & Mondys -- improv & dementia	1	politicat	Aug 2014	Aug 2014	2	5430
Today's funny: Cable Confabulation	5	politicat	Jul 2014	Jul 2014	2	2423
Who's the guy with the iPods for dementia people.	2	Hoppy	Jul 2014	Jul 2014	0	2444
So my 82 year old mom who had a stroke 3 months ago is now home with her boyfriend.	8	Maraya1969	Jul 2014	Jul 2014	0	2651
Technology suggestions?	4	pnwmom	Jun 2014	Jun 2014	2	2101
Caregiving Resource Center	1	rug	Jun 2014	Jun 2014	2	1959
Service Provider Review: Elderlife Financial Services	0	politicat	Jun 2014	Jun 2014	0	9828