I am a 53 year old woman who has worked and lived independently since my early twenties. I lost my job and move in with my mother and brother. This was four years ago. I've worked part time on and off. Now I'm unemployed. My mother is 70 and is suffering from dementia and Alzheimer. It has gotten worse. I want to work and of course it's harder to find employment since I've gotten older. I feel I am destined to be mom's care taker. My brother doesn't want her in a home and we can't afford it. We don't have the money for help. I can't anybody able to take care of her. She goes into rages several times throughout the day. What happens when my mom passes and I'm jobless, older, unemployed? My brother is going to school and wants to work himself any ideas?
(If funds are an issue Medicaid pays for a nursing home but your mom would have to be approved first).
When your mom passes, if you don't go back to work, you will be older, jobless, and mom-less. It's a tough spot to be in. I would encourage you to find a job now and make that a priority and find another situation for your mom. Many adults give up their life to care for an elderly parent and find themselves standing among the ashes and the ruins when the parent dies, with nothing to show for those years spent caring for that parent. I know because I was in the exact same predicament. However, I was in my middle 40's at the time and saw what was coming a mile away and was able to salvage my life but just barely.
As for the rages there are medications the Dr. can prescribe to help alleviate them.