Mum was diagnosed with Alzheimers in 2013.
Went into Dementia Care Home mid 2016.
A dramatic decline within weeks at end of 2018.
Lost ability to weight bear/walk.
Had been on softened foods for a while due to no longer wearing her false teeth, but started having choking & vomiting episodes so put on a pureed diet. Mum has been on Fortasip supplements for 3 yrs already as steadily losing weight.
With the no mobility came fecal incontinence.
She pretty much stopped all speech apart from No and yeah.
No longer showed any recognition of us at all.
Started sleeping majority of the day & night, or awake with eyes shut.
But! she is calm and peaceful.
On no medication apart from Paracetamol and a low dose antibiotic to prevent UTI’s.
Mum was moved to Hospital Level of care Jan 2019.
She has no other major health factors.
Im amazed how she is still managing to hold onto life!
So far she is still eating and drinking, although less as time goes by. Weight loss which nursing staff monitor.
Her bones becoming apparent. Now at 56kgs from initial 82kgs 4 yrs ago.
The only time Mum is truly awake is meal times, as the carers have to lift and reposition her in her chair to make her more upright.
45 mns later back to sleep.
Barring any type of sudden illness or infection, would it get to a point that carers cannot wake her sufficiently for meals and/or swallowing problems or no longer opens her mouth?
Could this be months or years away? Given its been 2 yrs in October.
Went into Dementia Care Home mid 2016.
A dramatic decline within weeks at end of 2018.
Lost ability to weight bear/walk.
Had been on softened foods for a while due to no longer wearing her false teeth, but started having choking & vomiting episodes so put on a pureed diet. Mum has been on Fortasip supplements for 3 yrs already as steadily losing weight.
With the no mobility came fecal incontinence.
She pretty much stopped all speech apart from No and yeah.
No longer showed any recognition of us at all.
Started sleeping majority of the day & night, or awake with eyes shut.
But! she is calm and peaceful.
On no medication apart from Paracetamol and a low dose antibiotic to prevent UTI’s.
Mum was moved to Hospital Level of care Jan 2019.
She has no other major health factors.
Im amazed how she is still managing to hold onto life!
So far she is still eating and drinking, although less as time goes by. Weight loss which nursing staff monitor.
Her bones becoming apparent. Now at 56kgs from initial 82kgs 4 yrs ago.
The only time Mum is truly awake is meal times, as the carers have to lift and reposition her in her chair to make her more upright.
45 mns later back to sleep.
Barring any type of sudden illness or infection, would it get to a point that carers cannot wake her sufficiently for meals and/or swallowing problems or no longer opens her mouth?
Could this be months or years away? Given its been 2 yrs in October.
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