I make personalized bracelets,I have now just started making personalized bracelets for my residents and anyone can buy custom bracelets!! :) $5 no Charms $10’s with charms! +Shipping! submitted by /u/AcademicStorm [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Writing this is hard to do. My family has made it clear not to do this. But since my grandmother passed, I need this. I have never known my own father, so my grandfather raised me as his own my entire life. Now that he isn't doing well. Hid kids who are hardly around want to take control of his life. Why not just want him to get better? I don't understand, outside of them wanting control. submitted by /u/sammie11541 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

I have been a caregiver for 5 years and in my time I’ve seen 7 people pass on. They all have been a part of my life and so did the family because it was a very small nursing facility (6 bedroom house). Or I was asked to be a caregiver because I knew that person and family personally. I’ve recently just gotten a job with a company and get assigned cases day to day or week to week. I got assigned to a lady who has been bedridden for a couple months now and is finally about to pass on. Is it a custom to go to a person’s funeral/wake when you were the one taking care of them so closely or not? Li ..read more

My 64-year-old mom lives with my 82-year-old grandma, several states away. Unfortunately, my mom has mental and health issues stemming from lifelong drug use. She’s unable to work or live alone. She has been staying with my grandma for over a decade, but now, due to my grandma's declining memory, my grandma won’t be able to care for my mom much longer. My mom’s caregiving will likely fall on me. I have two siblings - one deployed and another 8 hours away. The prospect of taking on this role is causing me a lot of anxiety and concern. It would mean a drastic change in my life, including findin ..read more

Hi everyone, I (27F) been caregiving for a 94f woman for the past few months. She lives alone in a huge house . I live in California. It’s been okay pay, at $22 an hour for 5 hours a day (coming to help with breakfast and dinner) which I basically have to do 7 days a week because she has no children or other people to really help her. I feel bad when I leave because she has been wetting the bed like crazy at night and it’s just always a drama when I show up in the morning and have to do a whole load of laundry and wash her clothes, help her change, get breakfast ready etc. I’ve been getting s ..read more

My great grandma has rly bad alzheimers and she does not communicate with the environment anymore. She was lately diagnosed with a rly bad UTI and she needs rly strong antibiotics which she us refusing to take. Do you guys have any trick? Talking to her is not an option submitted by /u/constantIy_drunk [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

I've posted on in subs but I didn't get a lot of advice WIBTA if I refuse to help my mom take care of my great grandmother for context I (21) f have an 80 year old great grandmother who's coming to move down the east coast because she is starting to have a lot of problems getting around A few months ago my mom told me that she NEEDS me and my boyfriend (23) to move in with her or help out AT LEAST 2 TIMES A WEEK because she's going to take care of her and NEEDS my help to take care of her see she lives 10 minutes away from where we live, no problem right, WRONG she is going to move two hours ..read more

Hello Im looking for advice about how to become my soon to be mother in laws caregiver. She has been diagnosed with a few terminal conditions and needs someone to help out since she keeps up with all her own doctors and records, it has become too much for her and she has agreed for me to become hers caregiver. We talked to a social worker at looking at resources and they have yet to contact us back and I'm looking at advice on how to sign up somewhere to get paid to become her full time caregiver. We already live together however, I do not currently own a car and have been trying save up for ..read more

Hi all. I’m looking for advice or to chat w/ anyone in a similar situation & please be kind as I also found out I have cancer. I live out of state from my parents & brother. Parents in their 80s. My bro has always lived w/ them as he’s disabled due to schizophrenia but very stable & higher functioning. However, he has a new medical issue & it’s affecting his ability to fully cater to my parents who are stubborn, won’t listen, & have multiple medical issues. Mom has early dementia & Parkinson’s. Dad keeps falling due to a multi factorial gait disorder. Their house is fi ..read more

I've been a caregiver/QMAP for ten years now. I love my job, but I am so tired. I'm working on my CNA, but honestly, I'm not sure I can do this forever. I want to make a bigger difference. I love working with the elderly and I love being a part of making their lives happier and brighter. I don't have an education. I had a rough childhood and did not and do not have the money to go back to school at the moment, but I have a lot of experience and passion, and I'm desperately seeking a step up in a field where people are barely treated as human. I want to make a difference for the elderly and fo ..read more