My Mum has had Alzheimers for around 6 years diagnosed. She's done really well considering and has only been classed as mild.
More recently she has had a few chest infections, visits to hospital and falls. I thought getting her home again was the best thing for her and still feel it is but she's just changed so much in this short time. Doesn't want to get out of bed, if we do get her up she doesn't want to get washed or dressed, hardly watches TV and says she just tired and wants to sleep, then having a bad night, possibly cause she's sleeping all day. It's like she's given up. I've always been able to talk her round, explain why she has to get up ect. but now she doesn't want to listen to me, getting annoyed very easily, even with her little dog who she loves. I just don't know what to do? The carers can't make her get up and dressed so it's up to me to 'what feels like bullying her to get up and dressed', it's very hard and extremely upsetting.
More recently she has had a few chest infections, visits to hospital and falls. I thought getting her home again was the best thing for her and still feel it is but she's just changed so much in this short time. Doesn't want to get out of bed, if we do get her up she doesn't want to get washed or dressed, hardly watches TV and says she just tired and wants to sleep, then having a bad night, possibly cause she's sleeping all day. It's like she's given up. I've always been able to talk her round, explain why she has to get up ect. but now she doesn't want to listen to me, getting annoyed very easily, even with her little dog who she loves. I just don't know what to do? The carers can't make her get up and dressed so it's up to me to 'what feels like bullying her to get up and dressed', it's very hard and extremely upsetting.