My 84 year old mum has alzheimers & is lucid a good bit & thankfully physically fit.
She has always had wine with her evening meal. She is taking cholesterol & blood pressure tablets, alzheimers tabs & an anti-depressant. Three of the tabs say no alcohol & may cause drowsiness. I take her dinner & tablets in every eve, as she is not able to manage her tablets. What worries me is, she can go to a day centre 3 days a wk & has only been twice since Xmas, as prefers to stay in bed.
She lives on her own & we moved her nearer to us, so I'm only a 2 min drive. I go in at different times of day & she is usually in bed. She goes to bed around 12 or 1 am & has still been in bed til 5 or 6pm next day, but denies it. She complains she's on her own, yet makes not effort & just wants 2 stay in bed. Some people say let her stay in bed, some say it's not right. Others say don't let her drink wine, where some say if she enjoys it & its all she has left in life, let her. She says only has 1 glass, I'm sure she has more some eves. We've tried non alcoholic wine, she knew it was different. When I tell her she shouldn't be drinking with the tabs, says I'm not giving it up. It's hard to know what to do.
She has always had wine with her evening meal. She is taking cholesterol & blood pressure tablets, alzheimers tabs & an anti-depressant. Three of the tabs say no alcohol & may cause drowsiness. I take her dinner & tablets in every eve, as she is not able to manage her tablets. What worries me is, she can go to a day centre 3 days a wk & has only been twice since Xmas, as prefers to stay in bed.
She lives on her own & we moved her nearer to us, so I'm only a 2 min drive. I go in at different times of day & she is usually in bed. She goes to bed around 12 or 1 am & has still been in bed til 5 or 6pm next day, but denies it. She complains she's on her own, yet makes not effort & just wants 2 stay in bed. Some people say let her stay in bed, some say it's not right. Others say don't let her drink wine, where some say if she enjoys it & its all she has left in life, let her. She says only has 1 glass, I'm sure she has more some eves. We've tried non alcoholic wine, she knew it was different. When I tell her she shouldn't be drinking with the tabs, says I'm not giving it up. It's hard to know what to do.