Hi everyone
We had mum at our house as usual fro Xmas day. Normally we drive her home as she was in the past always making excuses not to stay. This year though, we had other relatives here and didn't want the hour drive to mums again so decided to get her to sleep here. We did everything we could for her safety, from a child gate at the top of the stairs, a child's movement light in her room that comes on when she gets out of bed to leaving a light on in the spare room. During the day she had a few glasses of wine plus bucks fizz and later gin and tonic. Quite a bit for her and as the day developed, she was getting more and more confused. Thinking she was at her day centre and our relatives were carers etc.
Then came bed time. After a lot of fussing as she always does, eventually she went to bed at about 9pm. Then she got up at 9.30pm and then every hour through out the night. She was turning lights on and off, opening doors inc the airing cupboard, coming into our bedroom and turning our light on and constantly needing the loo. It didn't stop all night and none of us got any sleep.
We took her home at lunch time and she seemed fine once in her house.
What I am assuming, correctly or not, is that strange locations especially those that she is not familiar with (Our house being one of them as she never wants to come) and possibly mixed with alcohol, sent her in to a state of utter confusion. She really was just wandering constantly not sure where she wanted to be.
Is this correct what I am thinking and getting her back home has put her back to whatever for her is normal?
Would love some advice as it has really upset me to see her in this state.
We had mum at our house as usual fro Xmas day. Normally we drive her home as she was in the past always making excuses not to stay. This year though, we had other relatives here and didn't want the hour drive to mums again so decided to get her to sleep here. We did everything we could for her safety, from a child gate at the top of the stairs, a child's movement light in her room that comes on when she gets out of bed to leaving a light on in the spare room. During the day she had a few glasses of wine plus bucks fizz and later gin and tonic. Quite a bit for her and as the day developed, she was getting more and more confused. Thinking she was at her day centre and our relatives were carers etc.
Then came bed time. After a lot of fussing as she always does, eventually she went to bed at about 9pm. Then she got up at 9.30pm and then every hour through out the night. She was turning lights on and off, opening doors inc the airing cupboard, coming into our bedroom and turning our light on and constantly needing the loo. It didn't stop all night and none of us got any sleep.
We took her home at lunch time and she seemed fine once in her house.
What I am assuming, correctly or not, is that strange locations especially those that she is not familiar with (Our house being one of them as she never wants to come) and possibly mixed with alcohol, sent her in to a state of utter confusion. She really was just wandering constantly not sure where she wanted to be.
Is this correct what I am thinking and getting her back home has put her back to whatever for her is normal?
Would love some advice as it has really upset me to see her in this state.