Mother's Alzheimers

My grandmother, who raised me, also has alzheimers, and I take care of her. I tell ya its really difficult. She always wants to do the dishes or the wash, and she just cant do it anymore. It doesnt get done right, and I always have to re do them, and shes always so mean to me. But I deal with it...I wish my family would think about putting her in a nursing facility. I think she would do much better there.

Please don't feel guilty she is in the best place, I looked after my mum for 18 months when she first got Alzheimers...the reason she went into a care home was because she left all the gas on in the house and when my brother got there she was shouting and swearing at him, she could have switched a light on and blown up, so the doctor said she would be better there for her own safety, the thing was I was moving the next day to be nearer to her, but I agreed with the doc and she went in the home, for the last 10 years she has been there, now she is in the final stages and although I do feel guilty for not going enough and not being there for her as much as I should I know that these feelings are normal. You do all you can for your mom and she would know that, my psychiatrist said to me that I shouldn't feel guilty because I was there for her when she needed me at first and she would remember that, and so would your mom. Best wishes and try not to worry.