Mom has Alzheimer’s, and she’s finally accepted the fact she shouldn’t drive her car. We were going to sell it, but we found out a bank has lien on the car. Since it is over eleven years old, we’re having a hard time getting a lien release…
Mom’s car continued to sit in disrepair while my husband and I tried to figure out what to do. Since she is a dementia patient with Alzheimer’s disease, we did not want to fix it and have it available to tempt Mom into driving.
We came up with two options. We could tell Mom we would [...]
I think everyone with a dementia patient in the family has had to deal with the car issue. When a person gets to the point they should not be driving, it may be obvious to others, but not them.
In Mom’s situation her Alzheimer’s and dementia have been gradual. When she moved in with us, her [...]
Sometimes it’s not always obvious if an elderly person needs help. Of course they need help if they fall down or drop something. But dementia and Alzheimer’s are not always apparent. It can be difficult to tell from a distance if someone is lost or confused.
When you see a young child wandering around without an [...]