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I wonder if there is a phone service that I can get that will limit who can call of who she can call.
I’m afraid that she will call 911, she did it once because I didn’t call that day and she told them I was hurt and missing.
I just want her to get use to where she is. I don’t want to abandon her. I love my mom but this new person is not my mom.
The death wish is harder to handle. I doubt your mom really feels that way but she is probably very fearful. "Home" is a safe place in her mind and everything new is strange. Imagine waking up and not knowing where you are because you don't remember. So I would try addressing her fear. Maybe something like "I'm sorry you're feeling that way Mom. I know the transition to living here is very difficult. But you are safe here Mom. There's someone to see you get your medicine and good meals. If you fall there's someone here immediately to help you."
I saw a posting on another thread where a lady always took something for her LO (favorite snack/lotion/flower or meal to share) when she visited so the person didn't just see her appearance as just an opportunity to vent.
If limiting her calls to you isn't working, can you call her? A family friend got his LO's phone setup where it could only receive calls (don't think it had any keys to punch). That allowed family and friends to call her but stopped the constant interruptions. The nurse/aid can remind her that you will be calling her at a certain time.
You might try writing your mother a letter/note telling here where she is, how the people there will be taking care of her, that you will be calling later in the day to check on her and that you will visiting her on ____. Put it on a little stand so she can see it from her bed. Helping her orientation may ease her fear.
With time your mother will get past this, but it may take several months. Hang in there.
Also how do you answer her when she says she wants to leave? They don’t take care of her? What do you say when she says she wants to kill et self or just die?
I just don’t know what to tell her and not sent her off.
I really want her to get past this stage just so she is not so miserable.
My mom packed up her room every night for at least a month.. she is much more adjusted now (they moved in last summer). She also called me non stop telling me to come and get her.
Give yourself a break and don't go in as often. Call for updates if you are worried about her. I had to limit the amount of time I go to visit as it can be extremely stressfull for me. My mother is more adjusted then my Dad ... but she never wants me to leave. She has these sad puppy dog eyes when I leave .. already? she says.
As long as you feel she is being cared for and is safe there. I know its hard... the first couple of months are extremely hard.
I just went to see them today and my Dad was in the "go home" mode. The first thing he said when he saw me was .. is his car ready for him yet? I knew it was going to be a stressful visit.
They are in a nice place, the people are nice and they are well cared for and even have friends there and entertainment. Mostly my Dad.. wanting to "go home". I think he misses his independent life.... I don't blame him.. but it sure is hard on me to deal with.
The best way I deal is to try to not let it get to me.. consider the source. I cannot take his dementia away.. he would want to "go home" no matter where he was.. probably even if he was actually at home.
No one ever suggested I not visit. It’s just something I get like I needed to do.
She was put in MC because she falls a lot and doesn’t know why, she looses time and does not remember to eat and stuff like that. The nurse has to dial my number which is why she even calls.
I setup a schedule for when she can call but that doesn’t seem to work.
I’ll hold off on dumping the POA it’s just frustrating.
How much time should I give her to adjust? I know people are different but I just curious.
What was the reason she was put in memory care when she is stillcapable of making phone calls etc. Is she violent?
3 weeks is not enough time for her to be settled. The staff needs time to get to know her, her lIkes and dislikes, her triggers and how to approach her. Don’t hover over her at this time. I didn’t go more than twice a week when Mom entered the facility. When she started calling at 3AM, I pulled her phone. She could use the phone at the Nurses Station, but the staff would make a judgement as to whether she was coherent enough to actually call and I was very grateful for that.
Don’t dump the POA just because Mom is wearing you out. That’s a whole new bunch of problems if she became a ward of the state. Keep tabs on her by getting to know her aides and nurses and call the nurse on duty to check up on her; don’t jump to answer the phone every single time she calls. She will never completely stop putting you on a guilt trip, but you need to give it more than 3 weeks.