Have I read somewhere that Hallucinations are a temporary stage in Dementia and will pass? I would appreciate thoughts and comments on that.
We're having a particularly bad spell with the Beast that is Dementia.
Last week I lay on the bed with my 90 year old Dad when he believed the police were after him. Save me he said, they are all watching me, they are all after me. We had to close the curtains. I lay on the bed with him and held his hand tightly and told him nothing would happen to him while I was holding his hand.
It is the most distressing thing to see your parent in such turmoil and terror and yet we do still feel very alone with his care.
Our situation is doubled because he is looked after 24/7 by my 89 year old mother who is physically and mentally shattered. I stayed with them for the week, but had to come home and I leave my sister coping as best she can.
After talking to the GP we have tried to find a respite place but most homes don't take Dementia patients for respite as they say it is too disorienting for them. In fact most residential EMI homes in my parents locality are full and we have put Dad's name on a waiting list but no idea how long it will be before Mum can have some respite.
We're having a particularly bad spell with the Beast that is Dementia.
Last week I lay on the bed with my 90 year old Dad when he believed the police were after him. Save me he said, they are all watching me, they are all after me. We had to close the curtains. I lay on the bed with him and held his hand tightly and told him nothing would happen to him while I was holding his hand.
It is the most distressing thing to see your parent in such turmoil and terror and yet we do still feel very alone with his care.
Our situation is doubled because he is looked after 24/7 by my 89 year old mother who is physically and mentally shattered. I stayed with them for the week, but had to come home and I leave my sister coping as best she can.
After talking to the GP we have tried to find a respite place but most homes don't take Dementia patients for respite as they say it is too disorienting for them. In fact most residential EMI homes in my parents locality are full and we have put Dad's name on a waiting list but no idea how long it will be before Mum can have some respite.
