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I take care of my Mom with a little help once a month from my Sister. My Mom is physically violent. I get hit and or pushed when she's angry. I have POA but as long as she has any lucidity, I can't force her into a nursing facility according to a Elder attorney in my state. I'm getting tired of it. She hasn't been officially diagnosed as she refuses to go to the Dr and has stopped all of her heart meds. But she's displaying all the signs of Alzheimer's. I don't know how much longer I can deal with her.
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I'm so sorry for this distressing situation with your Mom.

Call 911 the next time she gets physically violent with you. Then tell the cops or EMTs that she's not herself and maybe has an untreated UTI (ERs and hospitals do not diagnose dementia because it isn't a medical emergency). Once there you can tell the staff she is abusing you and is an "unsafe discharge". Absolutely refuse to take her back home. They may move her to a psych wing to try to get her on meds for her aggression. Ask to talk to a social worker to see if there's an option to transition her into a facility. She should never go back home. She needs to be in a facility.
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