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Power of attorney is an absolute necessity for ANYone who has any form of cognitive impairment! Get it before it’s too late. It’s basically free, and requires a notary. Once your loved ones bills and credit cards go awry, utility companies and financial institutions will NOT speak to you to resolve any issues without their permission. If you can become a “signer” on their checking accounts, that’s very helpful too. It takes a tremendous amount of trust for a Senior to do this, but surprisingly, both my parents agreed. When mom died, it was too hard for dad to keep up with things, so it made it much easier.
Its not fool-proof, however. Some banks have their “own” forms, but so far, it’s been easier to get bills paid and reconciled with POA. Just do yourself a favor and learn to use a scanner because you will be sending it often.
Sometimes an elder will warm up to a hired caregiver if done gradually. I had no luck but you might give it a try.
Finally, after a horrible fall, I moved mom directly from the hospital to assisted living then tricked, fibbed, and cajoled Dad into moving in a few days later. It was 6 kinds of hell for a few weeks but they gradually adjusted.
Its not always this way but seems pretty typical. It takes that big crisis to force the issue.
I never tried this, but I have seen this suggested here. Tell Mom the caregiver is for you, yourself, that you are concerned with Mom being on her own. Then find an Agency where you could find a caregiver that has a similar childhood background as Mom. That worked great when I needed to get caregivers for my Dad. Dad had these two caregivers for over a year. Similar childhoods and both understood Dad's sense of humor :)
Then again, your Mom may still refuse. It won't change until Mom has a 911 issue at home. Even then, it may take two 911 issues before Mom will change her mind.
It is so frustrating that you have no power and as adults they can do as they please, until the doctors declare them incompetent. Trust me, by the time that happens they are usually almost dead. I get it, abuse of that power is the reason it is so challenging, I would rather it this way then anybody being able to say I'm incompetent because they don't like my decisions.
You will have to accept she can do as she pleases. The flip side of that is, you can do as you please as well. Set boundaries, let her deal with things not getting done and tell her, this is what you refusing outside help looks like. Very hard to do, but sometimes pain is the only thing that teaches some people.
I don't understand why my parents generation thinks they are going to do it their way, regardless of how it effects others. I have had to step back and say, okay, do it your way.
When you have no authority you have to be careful about taking responsibility.
Set boundaries and pray that she does okay and there is no tragedy. Sometimes that is all you can do.
My dad said he would rather die in a parking lot then live in a facility. The ombudsman told him he could make his own choices, so no more gentle guiding, he bought a truck and left state.
This aging parent journey is tough at best, so for your own wellbeing, set boundaries, stick to them and love her the best way you can as you step back and let her live with the consequences of her choices.
Hugs 2 u!
Our only salvation came when he fell in his bathroom, got stuck for 8 hours, and was convinced to go to the hospital by a neighbor he trusts. The hospital detoxed him, he hasn’t smoked, he was billigerent, uncooperative, argumentative, and irrational at the hospital- saying he’s going outside to smoke and signing himself out. They deemed him “incapable of making decisions on his own” THANK GOD!!!! He is there currently, and I will be speaking to social services about a placement. So, instead of being able to choose his adult resort, his intimidation and bullying tactics have resulted in a hospitalization. He will not be able to return to his house because he will not allow anyone to look after him. I cannot “parent him” from 200 miles away, and his antics have literally torn apart our family.
Sometimes the best alternative is to take a step back and wait until the “18th emergency” occurs, and the next step will determine the path of care. Our first priority was to make sure dad and the public were safe. Now that he’s off the road, that has happened.
my doc said that you can’t help someone who doesn’t want help...
Has she been evaluated by a gerontologist (doctor for older people) who can tell you if she has reached that stage. If she has reached that stage, then whoever had medical POA needs to step in about her care and the durable POA pay for it with your mother's funds.
If you don't have POA already and your mother can no longer be reasoned with, your up the creek unless you file for guardianship. That is costly, involves a trial with 2 doctors declaring her incompetent to manage her finances in a business like manner and other family members are invited to the trial.