Hi, this is my first post, and I’m really looking forward to sharing pain, happiness and all that comes with Alzheimer’s. My mum is 83 and was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2014. My dad passed away last year after poor health for 11 months and during that time we saw quite a decline in mum. Mum now has live in care, but recently she has become aggressive and has hit, pushed, and pulled the hair of the carer. Whilst this is part of Alzheimer’s, and the care company advertises they deal with dementia care, it does make me wonder......... the aggression is now daily. Mum’s medication and been reviewed and her antidepressant will be changed (she has to reduce her current dosage and be weened off of her current one before the new one can be prescribed). This, we are told, should help with the aggression, but between now and then (whenever that is) things could get worse before they get better, if they even do get better. Mum also struggles to sleep, even though she has been given various forms of sleeping tablets over the recent years. She night wanders and can go for 3 days/nights without sleep. I’ve been reading threads on here about aggressive behaviour and care homes servicing notice to aggressive clients. It worries me that mum might need care home support if the current carer/care company refuses to care for mum at home, and if that is the case, who will take her if she is aggressive? A care home is really the last resort as mum is so physically active and has a good network of neighbours who pop in to see her, she also goes to WI, coffee mornings, and has a therapy dog visit once a week. She cannot go out on her own and does get very teary when I leave her. I feel I don’t have a life and haven’t since my dad became ill in 2016. I don’t want mum to go into a home, and don’t even know if anybody would accept her with her aggression. Has anybody experienced anything similar and if so, what did you do? Any help, suggestions etc would be most welcome.
Many thanks.
Many thanks.