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I Love My Mom With Dementia. I Don't Love Being Her Caregiver.
Business Insider • • health
Key Points:
- Angela Davis, 65, cares for her 87-year-old mother with dementia at home in New Orleans, facing monthly care costs exceeding $7,000, including $2,000 for care and $5,000 for housing expenses.
- Her mother's dementia symptoms began about eight to nine years ago and have progressively worsened, leading to challenges such as wandering, confusion, and resistance to caregivers.
- After a brief and costly stay in a care facility, Davis decided to provide care at home despite the physical and emotional toll, balancing caregiving with her work as a licensed clinical social worker and managing rental properties.
- Davis receives some help from her son and her mother's godchild, who volunteers as a caregiver, but the responsibility remains largely on her, including managing her mother's safety and health needs.
- Despite the difficulties, Davis maintains a positive outlook, emphasizing living fully despite the diagnosis and modeling caregiving for her son, while acknowledging the profound emotional impact of her mother's condition.
