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[quote=Anonymous]OP, you are taking on a huge burden that is exhausting you.... but you are not availing yourself of necessary help. I am pretty sure that at that stage of dementia your mom is eligible for hospice. They will come to the home and provide care and equipment. she is also eligible for wound care. My MIL developed bed sores and we had wound care coming a few times a week. When my mother declines physically (she has Alzheimer's and is stage 6) I will bring in hospice consult. You shouldn't be trying to deal with it all on your own; though our health care system is broken, there are some no cost services that can help in this specific situation. The Alzheimers association will connect you with local services, I would start there and ask about hospice consult as well as wound care. I would also stop worrying about cooking all that healthy food or taking your mom to the doctor. She is dying and the best you can do is keep her comfortable. [/quote]
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