Hi everybody I am caring for a gentleman, who, as I presumed, may suffer from dementia. Tomorrow I am going to phone GP to arrange some assessment.
The problem is that my client is getting very frustrated frequently and his mood is changing in every minute. He is shouting, screaming and swearing and I find it very difficult to cope with. I am a very calm and patient person, so when he is shouting at me I am trying to distract him, but it is not easy.
I am just working 8 days for him, so I tried to investigate a possible reason of his behaviour. He is not in pain, it is not connected with his incontinence. It is possible that he is frustrated by his state (loss of independence).
I would really appreciate, if you could advice me how to cope with his behaviour. I am just working one week and I started to consider leaving after the first day of work, like the last 6 carers did...
The problem is that my client is getting very frustrated frequently and his mood is changing in every minute. He is shouting, screaming and swearing and I find it very difficult to cope with. I am a very calm and patient person, so when he is shouting at me I am trying to distract him, but it is not easy.
I am just working 8 days for him, so I tried to investigate a possible reason of his behaviour. He is not in pain, it is not connected with his incontinence. It is possible that he is frustrated by his state (loss of independence).
I would really appreciate, if you could advice me how to cope with his behaviour. I am just working one week and I started to consider leaving after the first day of work, like the last 6 carers did...