I seem to be going through a bad time at the moment with my mum. Since March she seems to have gone down hill quickly.
She had water infections one after another but hopefully she seems to have got better with those.
The CPN did a Mini Memory test and she scorred 7 so will have to come off the Exelon tablets in due course which she was prescribed as she is below the guide-line of 12 but they are waiting until they sort out the agression she seems to have in her.
When I am at work or for a bit of respite mum goes into an EMI Home and they have said that they have had some problems with her, mainly due to aggression to other residents.
1) When she was staying there she pushed someone out of there bed and left them crying on the floor while she got into her bed.
2) The Staff were washing the Dining Room floor and told her not to walk on the floor and as she couldn't get her own way she picked the sign up and threw it and walked off in the other directions.
3) There has been a number of instances where she has thrown drinks about and taken food off other peoples plates.
4) The worst one - she walked down a corridor with another older lady and pushed her over and she broke her elbow.
So after all these incidents it has been agreed with the Home, CPN & Doctor to put her on some medication to try and calm her down and stop her getting so anxious. They are going to start her on the tablets next week when she goes into the home to stay for 5 days and will see how it goes.
I feel so helpless, when she is at home, most of the time she is the mum I used to know (I do have bad days with her) but I guess its easier for me as I only have my mum to sort out.
I know it is the illness as if she knew how she was behaving she would have been horified but I just seem to get one thing sorted out and then along comes something else to sort out.
I am sorry I haven't posted lately and only seem to post when something is going wrong but I do read the posts daily to catch up with everyone.
Take Care
Jane
She had water infections one after another but hopefully she seems to have got better with those.
The CPN did a Mini Memory test and she scorred 7 so will have to come off the Exelon tablets in due course which she was prescribed as she is below the guide-line of 12 but they are waiting until they sort out the agression she seems to have in her.
When I am at work or for a bit of respite mum goes into an EMI Home and they have said that they have had some problems with her, mainly due to aggression to other residents.
1) When she was staying there she pushed someone out of there bed and left them crying on the floor while she got into her bed.
2) The Staff were washing the Dining Room floor and told her not to walk on the floor and as she couldn't get her own way she picked the sign up and threw it and walked off in the other directions.
3) There has been a number of instances where she has thrown drinks about and taken food off other peoples plates.
4) The worst one - she walked down a corridor with another older lady and pushed her over and she broke her elbow.
So after all these incidents it has been agreed with the Home, CPN & Doctor to put her on some medication to try and calm her down and stop her getting so anxious. They are going to start her on the tablets next week when she goes into the home to stay for 5 days and will see how it goes.
I feel so helpless, when she is at home, most of the time she is the mum I used to know (I do have bad days with her) but I guess its easier for me as I only have my mum to sort out.
I know it is the illness as if she knew how she was behaving she would have been horified but I just seem to get one thing sorted out and then along comes something else to sort out.
I am sorry I haven't posted lately and only seem to post when something is going wrong but I do read the posts daily to catch up with everyone.
Take Care
Jane