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[quote=Anonymous]I am caring for an elderly couple and am new to them and new to the position. I was hired by their son to go into their home and stay for one night. They are in their 90's and very much in love still. Sarah suffers from beginning alzheimer's and Williiam is recovering from a stroke causing him to have to use a walker and difficulty with speech, yet he has no impairment with comprehension or confusion at all, he has his wits about him 100%. Sarah sometimes gets confused, but is not as progressed in the stages of Alzheimer's as many.

I feel that it didn't go so well.  Our relationship started out great and went down hill. Towards the end of our time together, Sarah was yelling at me, accusing me of being a liar and when I went in to help her husband out of bed to his walker, she accused me of being in the bedroom with her husband and told me that is HER husband, very inappropriate behavior.  She had an accident in her pull up depends panties and when I told her we needed to change them, everything went down hill from then. She became demanding and possessive.

Then her husband started getting very angry with me, telling me to back off when I tried to get him dressed and out of bed. When I cooked his dinner, he shouted that it was too cold and then too hot and then when I went outside to take some things out of my car, he yelled at me to close the door. He told his son that if I come back, to make it for a short visit.

I am replacing a person who used to care for them who I was told that was let go because William had unexplained bruises. That just doesn't add up to me. Even if bruises are present, it can be determined if it was from abuse or a fall. I don't even know if I'll be asked to come back since William was so combative with me or if I should take this positon.

Any advice anyone??

Thank you,
T

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