I am a full time care giver for my husband who has Parkinson's and some other health issues. I was wondering if there would be an interest in offering suggestions to others regarding care giving tips to people who are care givers and have questions or suggestions to help others doing the same.
That is an excellent idea. My mother died last year at the age of 100. She lived with one of my sisters for the last several years. We did have a part-time non-medical caregiver, but during the last two or three years due to deterioration of her health, particularly involving incontinence, caring for her became much more challenging. Although I was not a full-time caregiver, I spent at least one weekend per month with her and experience the challenges of a caregiver.
The husband of one of my sisters was afflicted with early Alzheimer's several years ago. He is now in a memory care institution, but for the years before he was institutionalized, I also spent some weekends with him to give my sister a break. Just from my experience with her and what she went through, I can only imagine the difficulties of a full-time caregiver, particularly for a spouse or parent.
I searched through the groups for the keyword "Alzheimer's" and did not find any. I am certain that if you start a group of this nature, it will be well received and appreciated by members who are either now or will be a full-time caregiver.