Mum has vascular dementia and we notice each week brings a deterioration. We have been told that it may plateou out and it may not. I was hoping for some advice about a few issues that are becoming more and more of an issue, especially this last week.
(1) Is there cases of dementia where there is constant detrioraition, and there is no plateou out at all. Mum has had the dementia for over a year now and everyone does say there is a difference every week or couple of weeks.
(2) We are going through an argumentative phase. She wants the carers stopped. She says she does everything in the house and does not need help. She says she will not let the carers in etc. The truth is that she is unable to do much in the house (albeit basic tasks ) and the carers etc are a godsend. I keep[ trying to explain that they are there to help because she cannot do the things she used to, but I am then accused of lying. I have even gone down the line of saying the topic is non negotiable, but that does not work either.
(3) In the last few weeks, she will try to do a basic task, but will get into difficulty and then start swearing to herself and getting in a state. She will then just repeat the same words time and time again for anything up to 15 / 20 mins. And then, it all seems to get forgotton about. Not sure how to deal with thsi one at all.
(1) Is there cases of dementia where there is constant detrioraition, and there is no plateou out at all. Mum has had the dementia for over a year now and everyone does say there is a difference every week or couple of weeks.
(2) We are going through an argumentative phase. She wants the carers stopped. She says she does everything in the house and does not need help. She says she will not let the carers in etc. The truth is that she is unable to do much in the house (albeit basic tasks ) and the carers etc are a godsend. I keep[ trying to explain that they are there to help because she cannot do the things she used to, but I am then accused of lying. I have even gone down the line of saying the topic is non negotiable, but that does not work either.
(3) In the last few weeks, she will try to do a basic task, but will get into difficulty and then start swearing to herself and getting in a state. She will then just repeat the same words time and time again for anything up to 15 / 20 mins. And then, it all seems to get forgotton about. Not sure how to deal with thsi one at all.