My partner has become a little more aggressive and on Sunday he became very frustrated ,he insisted on painting the hall and wanted me to advise him I couldn’t so when I turned from the sink in my kitchen he had both hands on my neck .i was extremely shocked and can’t seem to get over the fact I m some how responsible .any thoughts .he has Alzheimer’s xx
Do I inform about aggressive behavior
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Hello @rosyred, you are welcome here. It's important to deal with this development and also protect yourself. A chat with the GP is a good start as a meds review may help.
There's a Factsheet about this issue and in the hope that you can get some advice from it here's a link to it https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/sites...ctsheet_dementia_and_aggressive_behaviour.pdf
I have often seen it advised to have a safe room, with a safe exit, available and keep a phone to hand in case help needs to be summoned.
This may seem like a step too far. However, I have read that it can be useful to report any physical assault to the police as they will record that and this can be useful as a paper trail if you ever seek assistance from Social Services in the future.
If you want to talk it through with anyone the experts on the help line can be good, details as follows
National Dementia Helpline
0300 222 11 22
Our helpline advisers are here for you.
Helpline opening hours:
Monday to Wednesday 9am – 8pm
Thursday and Friday 9am – 5pm
Saturday and Sunday 10am – 4pm
There's a Factsheet about this issue and in the hope that you can get some advice from it here's a link to it https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/sites...ctsheet_dementia_and_aggressive_behaviour.pdf
I have often seen it advised to have a safe room, with a safe exit, available and keep a phone to hand in case help needs to be summoned.
This may seem like a step too far. However, I have read that it can be useful to report any physical assault to the police as they will record that and this can be useful as a paper trail if you ever seek assistance from Social Services in the future.
If you want to talk it through with anyone the experts on the help line can be good, details as follows
National Dementia Helpline
0300 222 11 22
Our helpline advisers are here for you.
Helpline opening hours:
Monday to Wednesday 9am – 8pm
Thursday and Friday 9am – 5pm
Saturday and Sunday 10am – 4pm
You are in no way responsible for your partners aggressive behaviour - the disease is. Please seek urgent advice @rosyred. You must be feeling very vulnerable but you are not the only person who has had to face this situation. As karaokePete has said make yourself a safe room where you can dash to should things escalate.
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