Hi I’m new to this so bare with me.I am my dads carer I’m getting concerned about my dad he has not been to bed for 4months he has illusioations where he constantly hears music and is convinced it’s coming through the vents in his bedroom from the next door neighbour. He is also cooking a fried breakfast at 3 in the morning I’m worried he will cause a fire any tips or suggestions to help.
Lewy body dementia
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Welcome to DTP @Jillybriggs
Have you spoken to your Dad’s GP about the hallucinations? Maybe medication will help?
Have you spoken to your Dad’s GP about the hallucinations? Maybe medication will help?
Hi and welcome @Jillybriggs to Dementia Talking Point.
I agree with @Cat27 about asking for medication because your Dad is experiencing anxiety over the hallucinations.
The best thing to do about the cooking the fried breakfast is to have the cooker disconnected. You could tell your Dad there is a problem with it and getting the parts is going to take a while. Hopefully he would go along with having to wait and maybe the wanting to fry will pass. A microwave could be used instead though no substitute fir a fried breakfast. Cookers can become a big safety problem.
I agree with @Cat27 about asking for medication because your Dad is experiencing anxiety over the hallucinations.
The best thing to do about the cooking the fried breakfast is to have the cooker disconnected. You could tell your Dad there is a problem with it and getting the parts is going to take a while. Hopefully he would go along with having to wait and maybe the wanting to fry will pass. A microwave could be used instead though no substitute fir a fried breakfast. Cookers can become a big safety problem.
Hi yes doctor is aware but he refuses medication he has lots of problems health wise so it’s not advisable at the moment.
Hello, I am wondering whether you yet have a social worker assigned to your Dad, and also if you have had a carer's assessment? This could be a pathway to more help for you both, so you are not dealing with this alone.
