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You are well enough to reach out for help, so please do what can others suggest, which is contact someone before anyone gets hurt.
Maybe call the police, who can find you an emergency help situation. Or a local council on aging, or just walk into a hospital emergency room and say you need help. It’s out there, and I hope you find it.
Caregiving is a long, difficult road, and we're happy you have found the support of others here on this site. However, there are limits to what untrained members of the forum can provide for you.
If you are experiencing emotional distress or a mental health crisis, please reach out to experts at the 24/7 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988.
I'm sure other caregivers will be along shortly to provide more words of encouragement and advice. Please take care of yourself!
They will not leave your mom home alone
Get yourselves to a hospital. Mom need to be placed. Now.
Do not feel guilty about this nor shamed; caregiving is 24/7 for family pcg ( primary caregiver).
Consider: pilots are not allowed to fly after x hours w/ o time off
Surgeons have guidelines about how long to operate w/ o rest
Train conductors have mandatory time off after x hrs on duty
And hospitals, facility care have
" shifts" of staff..... No one is on duty 24/7 .....week after week after week.
Get help with your mother; get her PCP to assign you a geriatric or senior care case mgr . usually a licensed social worker who can come to home and begin assess with you what options may be best....but get some form of help in there with her ...or perhaps look at placement in facility..... social worker, case mgr can help you start process or if you want have her assessed by hospice of choice for admit to hospice care and, hospice can help you in home and provide respite care for mother to give you a BREAK!