Parents Caring for Parents Support Thread (Part 2)

HImom
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 02:49:21 +0000

Some is driven by level of care the loved one needs. By the last weeks of mom’s life, she was so weak and deconditioned she needed a team of 3-4 people to assist her to toilet and change her. It was a major effort and required a lot of skill to minimize the pain and keep her clean to avoid infections and bed sores. We were fortunate skilled nursing did the best they could. It would not have worked for any of us to try caring for her in our homes.