Hi,
I am new to this page and hoping for any advice.
My dad has been diagnosed with dementia and Alzheimers.
Recently he has started hiding things in very random places. This is normally keys, phones, remote controls. He has also started ripping pages from books or cutting them with scissors.
Does anyone have any ideas how to manage this? The nurse said to confront him, but this made things worse as then got worried people were coming into the house and stealing things. He also got very cross and upset when we gently suggested it might have been him that misplaced them.
Thank you
I am new to this page and hoping for any advice.
My dad has been diagnosed with dementia and Alzheimers.
Recently he has started hiding things in very random places. This is normally keys, phones, remote controls. He has also started ripping pages from books or cutting them with scissors.
Does anyone have any ideas how to manage this? The nurse said to confront him, but this made things worse as then got worried people were coming into the house and stealing things. He also got very cross and upset when we gently suggested it might have been him that misplaced them.
Thank you