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Elder-caregivers

Ilsa

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4. I'm probably going to call a social worker

Reply to 3Hotdogs (Reply #3)

Fri Mar 6, 2020, 06:44 AM

Mar 2020

to see if she can help her get involved in something with people in her age group several times per week. We have a state office in our town.

I tried to get her to join a church or group and be active, but she wants to do that within our home. I would not be able to bear that. Plus, my special needs son could physically hurt her and she would try to get in the way of the ABA techniques we use to correct his behavior.

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Bad news in the family has turned my MIL into an ugly person. [View all] Ilsa Mar 2020 OP

No fun walking on egg shells. Wellstone ruled Mar 2020 #1

Dealing with the irrational and sometimes viscous hostility that can come enough Mar 2020 #2

Does your town or county have a welfare office? Social worker? 3Hotdogs Mar 2020 #3

I'm probably going to call a social worker Ilsa Mar 2020 #4

Were either her, or her husband veterans of V.N., Korea or WW II? 3Hotdogs Mar 2020 #5

No assets, except for two small Ilsa Mar 2020 #6

Fiat wait for the social worker because there are 3Hotdogs Mar 2020 #7

We are not looking for residential dementia care yet, but we should Ilsa Mar 2020 #9

Change "Flat" to Don't in the above post 3Hotdogs Mar 2020 #8