This is my first posting on Talking Point, and having read through some of the postings as a guest, it looks like a really supportive forum.
My mother is 73 and was diagnosed with mixed dementia in 2007. She lives in a retirement flat complex and manages reasonably well, but only with a lot of support, mainly from regular visits by my sister. Mum's short term memory is very poor now and something that is concerning myself and my sister is how well she is eating. We think that mum is often forgetting to eat a main meal and will just eat a sandwich. It is something that it is very difficult to confront her with because she can become quite offended if she thinks we don't believe her (mum will always say that she has eaten a proper meal when this is definately not the case).
My sister has tried many ways of promting mum - such as using a diary left open on the table for mum to record daily events for such thing as this and other important daily tasks. We agree that mum does not appear to be losing too much weight at the moment and is quite healthy in all other respects. Would be good to hear from anyone else out there who may have tips for monitoring diet.
Thank you
My mother is 73 and was diagnosed with mixed dementia in 2007. She lives in a retirement flat complex and manages reasonably well, but only with a lot of support, mainly from regular visits by my sister. Mum's short term memory is very poor now and something that is concerning myself and my sister is how well she is eating. We think that mum is often forgetting to eat a main meal and will just eat a sandwich. It is something that it is very difficult to confront her with because she can become quite offended if she thinks we don't believe her (mum will always say that she has eaten a proper meal when this is definately not the case).
My sister has tried many ways of promting mum - such as using a diary left open on the table for mum to record daily events for such thing as this and other important daily tasks. We agree that mum does not appear to be losing too much weight at the moment and is quite healthy in all other respects. Would be good to hear from anyone else out there who may have tips for monitoring diet.
Thank you