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So which is the good day? Showers/gets dressed or stays in nightgown/sleeps? She's 93. She doesn't have to drive to work or go shopping or wash the floors. Let her do whatever she wants. Relax on the sleeping-in days.
I agree with so many of the responses here. When my Mom was still alive and I would visit her in the Nursing home she could be in a horrible mood when I first got there and then 10 minutes later she would be talking and laughing with me. Most of the time she was pretty even-keeled though.
I, on the other hand, get into funks that can last days, weeks even. I agree with Send about not scheduling things for a Monday or too early in the morning or more than one appt in one day. When I get a job now I usually just do on-call casual or part-time. Luckily I am able to do that.
As for ironing, I enjoy that too for some reason. I find it relaxing in a weird sort of way. My younger brother used to always be running late. His friends would show up and he would be scrambling to get ready. He would beg me to iron his shirt for him. I'd pretend to be mad but actually kind of enjoyed it.
My good days and bad days consist of mood swings with my 87 year old dementia grandma. Honestly it's more like hours and sometimes even minutes. She can wake up happy and eager to please. She can happily eat her food, take her pills and answer questions happily. Then within 20 minutes she can be in a terrible mood, throwing her food, refusing pills, trying to hit those around her. It's gotten worse since she went into rehab with a broken leg and just returned home. I just take it as it is. Try to be happy when she's happy. Try even harder to be happy when she's not. I wait 20 minutes sometimes for her to 'reset' as we like to call it so that she might come around and be happy again within the 20 minutes hit. Sometimes if you take away the food, not mention the showering or dressing, remove the pills, then try again in 20 minutes, she sometimes just happily does what needs to get done without second guessing. It's a guess what she will be like at any given moment. Since she lives with me I see the good and the bad. I see the wonderful and the ugly. I just enjoy what I can and feel blessed I get to enjoy the time she does have left and live for those wonderful moments she knows who I am or at least greets me with a smile recognizing my face.
"I wait 20 minutes sometimes for her to 'reset' as we like to call it"Haha, Misskitty! My mom is mostly mentally absent, I can prattle away about the weather or what she would like for dinner etc and get absolutely no reaction, but every once in a while she will be perfectly lucid and the old mom will peak out. I can understand why people once believed in being possessed, because it's like there are two of her and real mom is being overwhelmed by the zombie mom. This morning I got no reaction as I was feeding her breakfast so I asked if she was in there today, she said no. Real mom has a dry sense of humour ;)
By proceeding, I agree that I understand the following disclosures:
I. How We Work in Washington.
Based on your preferences, we provide you with information about one or more of our contracted senior living providers ("Participating Communities") and provide your Senior Living Care Information to Participating Communities. The Participating Communities may contact you directly regarding their services.
APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
II. How We Are Paid.
We do not charge you any fee – we are paid by the Participating Communities. Some Participating Communities pay us a percentage of the first month's standard rate for the rent and care services you select. We invoice these fees after the senior moves in.
III. When We Tour.
APFM tours certain Participating Communities in Washington (typically more in metropolitan areas than in rural areas.) During the 12 month period prior to December 31, 2017, we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
IV. No Obligation or Commitment.
You have no obligation to use or to continue to use our services. Because you pay no fee to us, you will never need to ask for a refund.
V. Complaints.
Please contact our Family Feedback Line at (866) 584-7340 or ConsumerFeedback@aplaceformom.com to report any complaint. Consumers have many avenues to address a dispute with any referral service company, including the right to file a complaint with the Attorney General's office at: Consumer Protection Division, 800 5th Avenue, Ste. 2000, Seattle, 98104 or 800-551-4636.
VI. No Waiver of Your Rights.
APFM does not (and may not) require or even ask consumers seeking senior housing or care services in Washington State to sign waivers of liability for losses of personal property or injury or to sign waivers of any rights established under law.
I agree that:
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I authorize A Place For Mom ("APFM") to collect certain personal and contact detail information, as well as relevant health care information about me or from me about the senior family member or relative I am assisting ("Senior Living Care Information").
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APFM may provide information to me electronically. My electronic signature on agreements and documents has the same effect as if I signed them in ink.
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APFM may send all communications to me electronically via e-mail or by access to an APFM web site.
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If I want a paper copy, I can print a copy of the Disclosures or download the Disclosures for my records.
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This E-Sign Acknowledgement and Authorization applies to these Disclosures and all future Disclosures related to APFM's services, unless I revoke my authorization. You may revoke this authorization in writing at any time (except where we have already disclosed information before receiving your revocation.) This authorization will expire after one year.
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You consent to APFM's reaching out to you using a phone system than can auto-dial numbers (we miss rotary phones, too!), but this consent is not required to use our service.
I, on the other hand, get into funks that can last days, weeks even. I agree with Send about not scheduling things for a Monday or too early in the morning or more than one appt in one day. When I get a job now I usually just do on-call casual or part-time. Luckily I am able to do that.
As for ironing, I enjoy that too for some reason. I find it relaxing in a weird sort of way. My younger brother used to always be running late. His friends would show up and he would be scrambling to get ready. He would beg me to iron his shirt for him. I'd pretend to be mad but actually kind of enjoyed it.
My mom is mostly mentally absent, I can prattle away about the weather or what she would like for dinner etc and get absolutely no reaction, but every once in a while she will be perfectly lucid and the old mom will peak out. I can understand why people once believed in being possessed, because it's like there are two of her and real mom is being overwhelmed by the zombie mom. This morning I got no reaction as I was feeding her breakfast so I asked if she was in there today, she said no. Real mom has a dry sense of humour ;)