My mother is 85 & was diagnosed 3 years ago with mild Alzheimer's. That has now moved on. She was assessed by social services back in January & they deemed that on the day she had mental capacity. She had a fall in April & had social services carers for 6 weeks & we now pay for her current care package. She is still living in her own house & has carers 3 times a day. I understand that she could/has forgotten or doesn't recognise what the toilet looks like & therefore either wets or poos wherever & in anything that remotely looks like a toilet. This could be anything from the porch, fireplace, kitchen bin etc. My brother & I spend our visits cleaning carpets & she doesn't recognise that there is any mess on the floor. She threw one of the carers out last week because she was cleaning & she said her house isn't dirty there's only her living there. The carers & I put Tena pants on her when she allows which is great until she wets or poos & she takes them off & doesn't put a clean pair back on.There is also a commode that was left from after her fall but she refuses to use it only as an ashtray. Yes, another nightmare is her smoking which she has done since she was 14 & unfortunately hasn't forgotten how to do!! Obviously amoungst all this there is the hygiene aspect. She quite often refuses to shower & starts to get very angry. When someone is there she uses the toilet which is upstairs, but I understand that is because it brings her back to normality but when she is alone she gets confused & doesn't know what to do when she has an accident.
Does anyone have any practical advice that I haven't thought of? Should I see if the care agency could do anymore for her? Should I get her re-assessed by social services? She would be self funding as she has a lot of savings.
Any advice would be appreciated,
Thank you,
Does anyone have any practical advice that I haven't thought of? Should I see if the care agency could do anymore for her? Should I get her re-assessed by social services? She would be self funding as she has a lot of savings.
Any advice would be appreciated,
Thank you,