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[quote=Anonymous]Agree with other poster -- with cognitive/memory issues you might be dealing with personality changes due to progressing dementia or Alzheimer's. Anger, anxiety, depression, aggression all are signs. I had one relative who became emotionally flat, like they couldn't really empathize anymore. Then another who was very angry even though she was very capable of taking care of herself in all other ways.

Your mom may need a medication to manage her moods.

Also, if she has these issues you want to know that before you find a home for her. You may want to look into memory care instead of assisted living. They are different. Assisted living often is not trained and can't manage people with memory issues and don't understand the disease, the behavioral issues, or its progression. I mistakenly moved a loved one into assisted living with very early dementia (Sunrise). They couldn't handle her repetitive questions, she annoyed the other residents, she wasn't advanced enough to be in their tiny/crappy memory care unit, and she declined faster than I thought...and they ended up kicking her out with very little notice. Having to move her twice was NOT fun.[/quote]

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