time we go out he then wee’d in the bin. I suppose I am starting to wonder if it is him being a lazy old man or it’s the Alzheimer’s?
It easy to perceive your father is lazy, does make one wonder that.
in person-centred care dementia, we learn when we meet a person with Dementia.
Not to see the Dementia, but to see see the " Whole person"
That is integrated into care planning.
Meaning behaviours, skills hobbies, culture before the person had dementia.
I am no expert only my life experience from caring for my mother who had VD/AZ for over 7 years, I was always on talking point back then 10 years ago.
Till my mother passed away 10 years ago.
person-centered care dementia did not have that much awareness back them as it has now.
I don't know your father age or background of life with your mother before your mother passed away.
Maybe when you're all at home with your father you bring him awareness cognitive awareness, that he must use the toilet.
when no one's at home he may just have a habit of using a bucket in his bedroom with his wife or some other habit like that.
or his getting confuses in where the toilet is, is making a mistake.
When my father was alive living with my mother, mum use to have a habit of urinating in a bucket downstairs, rather than going upstairs to the toilet, but never did it when she came to my home.
Then
when my father died & a year later mum was diagnosed with AZ.
I gave up the Job my mother lived with me full time.
My mother would use the toilet normally.
But when I was not around mum would be urinating feces
the floor.
It did all get very negative
Then the stage of not washing.
Dignity comes into it.
Prompting rather than telling a person to wash.
Not saying you're doing that.
Just some advice.
I have loads of that.
Oh Highsight
