Today Mom scores 4

Here is the scale for the Mini Mental test that Mom gets on a regular basis!  

Scoring

The maximum score on the Mini Mental State Exam is 30. In general, scores fall into four categories:24 – 30: "normal" range

20 – 23: mild cognitive impairment or possible early-stage/mild Alzheimer's disease
10 – 19: middle-stage/moderate Alzheimer's disease
0 – 9: late-stage/severe Alzheimer's disease

Although the Mini Mental State Exam and its scoring guidelines are useful, the MMSE shouldn't be used independently to make a diagnosis, nor should any other singular aspect of the diagnostic process. A diagnosis of Alzheimer's can only be made after a complete diagnostic workup rules out any other possible cause for the person's symptoms.

Last time she scored 7(I think it was near the end of August)!  Daryl has given her this test ever since she was diagnosed! 

Call for PLACEMENT has arrived(3 weeks ago)......apparently it's going to be denied!

update to follow

Got a phone call tonight..........happy for that!

It seems Mom will have a lady come on days when homecare isn't there. She will come in the afternoon for a couple of hours........hopefully this will turn out good.......I'm sure it will, and if it doesn't it can be easily changed, thankful for that!

what do you do when.....

1. someone continually refuses your help?
2. refuses to communicate
3. refuses to co-operate and in the process tells you that if you don't like it the way he wants to stay out of it.....nothing is open for discussion? 
   
4. someone doesn't care what anyone else thinks?

Arrived home last night after 8 days back home!

Once again I am feeling emotionally EXHAUSTED!

Nothing new out there.....same ole same ole!

1. Mom continues to decline!
2. Jeep continues to work from morning to night(seen him once in 8 days(for a total of maybe 1 hour))! Daryl & I have NO communication with him, other than letting him know when we are taking Mom & bringing her home again.......that's called courtesy!
3. Don't get me wrong........I really do love the time I spend with Mom & Daryl, it just gets increasingly difficult to go out there and see NO change/effort put forth to make things better for her......my sit around and wait days are coming to an end REAL QUICK!

Just talked to Mom.......she is VERY mixed up tonight.

Not sure what's up, she doesn't sound stressed............just very confused!

7:30 She had visitors(T&L), apparently she asked for them to come over as she was alone!

A little history!

coming soon!