Geriatric psych ward

This subreddit is dedicated to information and support for people dealing with dementia. Dementia is an abnormal, serious loss of cognitive ability, often seen in older people as a result of degenerative disease. It can also be the result of CTE or head trauma, getting blown up by an IED, drug abuse, and other causes. Some of the most common forms of dementia are: Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, frontotemporal dementia, semantic dementia and dementia with Lewy bodies.

Mom refusing showers. It’s been 6 weeks. What are our options?

Adult children taking care of their aging parents. By "adult", we mean people that can have a civil discussion without using vulgar language, insulting each other and can hold on-topic discussions about how to care for their aging parent. Discussions about why you don't want to care for a parent are off-topic for this subreddit.