She has dementia. My mom's first language is Serbian....and when she gets upset, she communicates in that language, even though she knows english. Finding caregivers that know the language is next to impossible. I'm worried that at some point she needs even more care and attention, and I will have to quit working all together. Money is tight for both of us...and I'm terrified I will have nothing saved for my own retirement. So overwehlmed... I guess I'm looking for any kind of advice. Running out of options.
I don't think you really need to find a caregiver who speaks the language as many caregivers take care of people who have lost their hearing due to age, thus they are able to communication through some type of sign language. And as the memory loss advances, it is hard to understand the patient even when they are speaking English.
Of course your Mom might enjoy having around who speaks Serbian. Does your Mom understand Bosnian, Croatian, or Montenegrin? Or Russian, Belorussian, Ukrainian? What about German? Some dialects cross over each other. If you live in a big metro area, there would be churches that off services in these dialects, thus maybe you could find a caregiver who speaks the language.