Hi everyone
This is my first posting. Mom was diagnosed with alzheimer's twelve months ago. She was admitted to a psychiatric hospital because dad had just died and she was almost suicidal. Whilst there alzheimer's was diagnosed. During the past year things have gone from bad to worse. We were told that by now mom wouldn't recognise us. This isn't the case even though her short term memory is now very bad. The main problem we are facing is that mom cries constantly every time we visit her. We had her back at home and arranged for her to go to day centres twice a week. She was fine while she was there but at home and when my sister and myself were there she cried constantly. She has now had to go into residential care and again every time we visit or take her out she cries. It is so upsetting because every visit is so traumatic. The home say that when she is there alone she is fine. She constantly says that she wants to come home. We haven't told her that she is in residential care for good because we fear the consequences.
Please help if you can.
Jacky
This is my first posting. Mom was diagnosed with alzheimer's twelve months ago. She was admitted to a psychiatric hospital because dad had just died and she was almost suicidal. Whilst there alzheimer's was diagnosed. During the past year things have gone from bad to worse. We were told that by now mom wouldn't recognise us. This isn't the case even though her short term memory is now very bad. The main problem we are facing is that mom cries constantly every time we visit her. We had her back at home and arranged for her to go to day centres twice a week. She was fine while she was there but at home and when my sister and myself were there she cried constantly. She has now had to go into residential care and again every time we visit or take her out she cries. It is so upsetting because every visit is so traumatic. The home say that when she is there alone she is fine. She constantly says that she wants to come home. We haven't told her that she is in residential care for good because we fear the consequences.
Please help if you can.
Jacky