How to survive caring for aging parents

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How to survive caring for aging parents
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How to survive caring for aging parents

Marcell's first advice is to watch for warning signs of dementia:

* Memory loss affecting work.

* Difficulty performing familiar tasks.

* Forgetting simple words.

* Getting lost in time and place.

* Poor judgment.

* Problems with abstract thinking, such as adding numbers.

* Placing objects in odd places, like a hat in the microwave.

* Rapid mood changes for no reason.

* Dramatic changes in personality.

* Loss of interest in daily life.

In a recent interview for the American Association for Retired Persons, she urges baby boomers to wake up and "don't ignore the elephant in the living room." With no experience in dealing with elder care, it took her 9 months to straighten out her parents' living arrangements. She gives this advice:

Plan ahead. Talk to your parents about what care they might need and how it could be paid for. Have a signed healthcare, durable power of attorney.

Don't assume parents can take care of each other. Drop in to assess the situation. As they age, be sure they are seeing doctors who specialize in geriatrics and who actually care about them.

When you see signs of dementia, take them to a geriatric psychiatrist. Discuss medications that can control symptoms and slow progression of Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia.

Find adult daycare. It relieves caregivers and provides social contacts for patients.

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