Dementia Care - When is it Time to Look for Help?

Some clues on when it is time to look for help for your loved one with dementia.
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Teresa is a seasoned Registered Nurse with almost 40 years of clinical and leadership experience. She is the founder and owner of A Better Approach to Memory Care and brings personal experience to her wealth of knowledge after spending a decade caring for her own Mom with Dementia.

She has experience in many medical areas, including Emergency and Trauma, Labor and Delivery, OR, ICU, Medical Surgical, Rehab, Hospice, Home Care, IV Specialist, Private Duty Care, Caregiver Trainer, and Assisted Living and Memory Care Director.

Once her Mom was showing symptoms she became a Certified Dementia Practitioner then went to North Carolina to train under Teepa Snow with Positive Approach to Care (PAC). She is still a Certified Independent Trainer with PAC. At A Better Approach to Memory Care, Teresa can be hired as a Speaker, Staff Trainer and Family Consultant. She also trains first responders like Fire and Emergency Medical Service providers.
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Always seek the advice of a physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
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[lyndabell]

Oh how I appreciate your words. I'm 4yrs into taking care of my mother and I'm in such bad condition. 24 hour care with no help from family at all. There was no plan for her and I'm sick now from doing this. I needed to hear this. I'm more scared for me than I am for my mother now😢. Thank u so much.

[LF-Loud]

Really helpful words of wisdom. So often the caregivers’ needs are not even mentioned. Thank you!

[JanetLynnEthier]

Thank you for your great words, I have been looking after my parents for 6 years. My dad went into Long Term Care in 2021, and passed away in Dec 2021. My mom was diagnosed with Vascular Dementia and Dementia 3 years ago, and I am now waiting for LTC, but the waiting lists in this area are long, and I’m looking at another year until there may be room. Looking back, I should have started the process over a year ago and sooner after she was diagnosed, but she said she wasn’t ready, and here in Ontario Canada, government officials needed her agreement to start the process. In the rural area my parents lived there are just government run establishments, no privately run places. My major take away from my time looking after my parents, with little assistance from other family members, is that when the diagnosis came we should have registered my mom for LTC at that time, and not wait, because things with your loved ones can change so quickly that you may be in a situation where it is too difficult to care for this person without a community (family) to help, and as most of us know the community is not always there…..

[chellejack]

We kept my mom home for as long as possible and then she started to escape and become very paranoid that we were trying to poison or harm her. My dad was going blind and could no longer look after her, so we brought her into our home and she was up all night and I couldn't keep her from escaping. I always promised her that I'd never put her in a facility, but we had no choice. We had long term care insurance that paid for all her care. My Mom lasted in memory care for a bit over 2 years.
She just passed away a few weeks ago at 80. We're so devastated and heartbroken. 😢
We were so blessed to have that insurance. I don't know what we would have done without it.