My tita is sick in the mind, we cannot afford to confine her in a private nursing home, what to do? -

She is mentally ill, a 72 year old woman who is also starting to be senile aside from her sickness., I have 2 kids, ages 4 and 2 years old whom, I take care of everyday as my wife goes to work in an office. My father, my tita s bro. is sick of asthma and hypertension. She s been doing a lot of unpleasant things trying to annoy us. My father has been confined in a hospital 3x already because of hypertension and asthma caused by my tita s insanity. My kids has never stopped getting sick maybe because my tita never takes a bath since. We tried our best to help her but she never listenes to us and insist what she wants. We all worry for our lives, specially the children s. My tita was formerly confined in a homecare in san juan. We pay P15,000 / mo. board and lodging, but we cannot afford that anymore as my tito rey who is based in the u.s. ceased giving financial support for my tita s confinement. Please help us what to do. Is there any govt. inst. where we can send my tita.

Here in the US, you would call the Health Dept. and ask what to do, or if they have any ideas for placement. Tell them the kinds of things she does--if she puts herself or anyone else in danger, she might qualify for some kind of mental health placement. Otherwise, look into quot;adult day carequot; or quot;respite care.quot; The first one takes care of older people while you are at work, and the second takes care of them to give you a break every now and then. Or you could hire someone to come into her home to take care of her. Sorry, I do not know the Puerto Rican healthcare system, but I hope somebody who does can help you. Buena suerte.

SHE HAS WHAT US AMERICANS CALL quot; ALZHEIMERS DISEASEquot; OR MAYBE SCHIZOPHRENIA OR BIPOLAR DEPRESSION

try to ask some nursing homes in your area,golden acres in QC,its run by the govt.theres a lot of non for profit org out there, ask for referrals from philippine mental health. consult a psychiatrist too,might prescribe some medicine to calm her anxiety down. good luck

have you ever read the book quot;The Giverquot; you should it gives very good instruction on how to deal with your issue

Everyone has a troble old odds you re not the only one who are suffering form your tita s insanity.It s really hard listening to her feelings but it would work though time!

You need to see a doctor and ask if anything can be done about her. He might have a suggestion, you can also ask the government for assistance, look in the yellow pages. If she is making people sick, she needs to be institutionalized. You could be eligible for Government assistance.