Daughter Fields 20-30 Daily Texts as Alzheimer’s Care Stays Full-Time Despite 24/7 Aides
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Updated · Business Insider · Aug 2
Daughter Fields 20-30 Daily Texts as Alzheimer’s Care Stays Full-Time Despite 24/7 Aides
3 articles · Updated · Business Insider · Aug 2
Summary
A daughter says her mother’s Alzheimer’s care still consumes her life despite securing 24-hour in-home help through Medicaid after nine months of delays.
20 to 30 texts and up to 10 calls a day from her mother drive constant interruptions, while she and her husband still handle errands, house problems and weekly visits.
She also coordinates doctors, caregivers, insurance paperwork, medications, finances and frequent appointments, with near-weekly emergencies adding more strain.
The burden is compounded by grief: her mother, in her late 70s, has a progressive, incurable disease, leaving the daughter worried about sustaining her mental health for years.