friend lives on his own and has regular carers/full care package, district nurses, etc.
I've been reporting his deterioration regularly to doctors, social workers etc.
Memory test done about a year ago said cognitive impairment. Since then his memory and his reasoning/logic have severely deteriorated but he refuses any more memory test, so this means no support for him and none for me who partially cares for him. Its very stressful.
Whats really hard now, is every single time we speak/see each other, he constantly tells me he has no money and is broke, can't afford the phone bill/heating/food etc. He receives statements regularly and in that respect has been fully aware that he is more than ok financially, but he gets so angry, aggressive, obsessed, and says I don't know what I'm talking about I should shut it because he has no money, is broke, can't afford to eat, etc etc.
Have tried going through his statements with him to show him that in fact as time goes on he is in fact better off financially, I remind him what he actually has got and state that he is worrying too much that if for one second I felt he was broke I'd tell him straight away.
I can't play the game of pretending just to go along with him as he has got ample funds.
But he rings and rings me day in day out and gets angry that he's got no money.
In the past I've posted. Its got to a point now where I strongly do believe he has some type of Alzheimer/dementia, and I have heard about "delusions of poverty".
its just I can't handle his anger/aggression along with his repetitive fixation/obsession about not having any money when he has pots.
I need support because he is driving me to the edge emotionally. I can't get through to him. I feel close to the edge with this frustrating thing, but also feel sorry for him too, the poor man, this isn't him, whatever it is has taken more of a hold.
help...
I've been reporting his deterioration regularly to doctors, social workers etc.
Memory test done about a year ago said cognitive impairment. Since then his memory and his reasoning/logic have severely deteriorated but he refuses any more memory test, so this means no support for him and none for me who partially cares for him. Its very stressful.
Whats really hard now, is every single time we speak/see each other, he constantly tells me he has no money and is broke, can't afford the phone bill/heating/food etc. He receives statements regularly and in that respect has been fully aware that he is more than ok financially, but he gets so angry, aggressive, obsessed, and says I don't know what I'm talking about I should shut it because he has no money, is broke, can't afford to eat, etc etc.
Have tried going through his statements with him to show him that in fact as time goes on he is in fact better off financially, I remind him what he actually has got and state that he is worrying too much that if for one second I felt he was broke I'd tell him straight away.
I can't play the game of pretending just to go along with him as he has got ample funds.
But he rings and rings me day in day out and gets angry that he's got no money.
In the past I've posted. Its got to a point now where I strongly do believe he has some type of Alzheimer/dementia, and I have heard about "delusions of poverty".
its just I can't handle his anger/aggression along with his repetitive fixation/obsession about not having any money when he has pots.
I need support because he is driving me to the edge emotionally. I can't get through to him. I feel close to the edge with this frustrating thing, but also feel sorry for him too, the poor man, this isn't him, whatever it is has taken more of a hold.
help...