Hi, I’m not sure if my grandma has dementia or not and having read several posts on here I think the best plan is to speak to her GP and see if they can “call her in” so it doesn’t seem like I have forced her or gone behind her back. She is 90 and has always been very independent and stubborn.
However, she has suddenly completely missed paying bills and was about to have her phone cut off. She has stopped showering as she’s scared to use the shower but says she has a strip wash.
She will suddenly fixate on something and make it a massive issue...like hating a specific GP who was actually really nice.
She is saying she keeps answering the door but nobody is there.
The toilet was backing up and when we had it checked there was a pair of her tights down there.
She has lost so much weight that she’s so skinny now but says she’s eating loads of biscuits and sweet treats.
She is also incontinent and deaf but is refusing to wear her hearing aids. She is going out almost everyday despite lockdown.
Also she has started to forget things in the short term like we agreed I’d pick her up and then the next morning she’s ringing in a panic asking where I am when it’s way earlier than we arranged!
Sorry for the rant but I work full time/shifts and I’m a bit at a loss with it all and whether this is normal for 90 or is dementia. She 100% refuses care but by some miracle I sorted power of attorney and that should be through imminently.
Any advice is greatly appreciated thanks ?
However, she has suddenly completely missed paying bills and was about to have her phone cut off. She has stopped showering as she’s scared to use the shower but says she has a strip wash.
She will suddenly fixate on something and make it a massive issue...like hating a specific GP who was actually really nice.
She is saying she keeps answering the door but nobody is there.
The toilet was backing up and when we had it checked there was a pair of her tights down there.
She has lost so much weight that she’s so skinny now but says she’s eating loads of biscuits and sweet treats.
She is also incontinent and deaf but is refusing to wear her hearing aids. She is going out almost everyday despite lockdown.
Also she has started to forget things in the short term like we agreed I’d pick her up and then the next morning she’s ringing in a panic asking where I am when it’s way earlier than we arranged!
Sorry for the rant but I work full time/shifts and I’m a bit at a loss with it all and whether this is normal for 90 or is dementia. She 100% refuses care but by some miracle I sorted power of attorney and that should be through imminently.
Any advice is greatly appreciated thanks ?