Hi
My dad is 90 and was diagnosed with alzheimers/dementia bout 2 years ago. Most of the time as long as he is in familar surroundings he is not too bad but recently he has repeatedly been telling my mother that he wants to go and see his parents and refuses to believe her when she tells him they are dead. Once the episode passes he does not remember being upset and knows they are no longer with us. Does anyone have any advice on how best to try to distract/interrupt this train of thought when he starts to obsess about it? A dementia nurse is coming to do an assessment this week and I am going to ring her tomorrow - should I press for more medication in the form on antidepressants/tranquilisers? My mum does a wonderful job in caring for him but this is really wearing her down and I want so much to do something, anything to help her. I would be grateful for any feedback. Thank you so much. Lesley
My dad is 90 and was diagnosed with alzheimers/dementia bout 2 years ago. Most of the time as long as he is in familar surroundings he is not too bad but recently he has repeatedly been telling my mother that he wants to go and see his parents and refuses to believe her when she tells him they are dead. Once the episode passes he does not remember being upset and knows they are no longer with us. Does anyone have any advice on how best to try to distract/interrupt this train of thought when he starts to obsess about it? A dementia nurse is coming to do an assessment this week and I am going to ring her tomorrow - should I press for more medication in the form on antidepressants/tranquilisers? My mum does a wonderful job in caring for him but this is really wearing her down and I want so much to do something, anything to help her. I would be grateful for any feedback. Thank you so much. Lesley