Hey all,
My 1st post so bare with me, my nan has had dementia for 10 years (that we have known) my grandad has done an amazing job caring for her at home by himself, they asked for help but at the time she was able to give any and all answers so she wasn’t entitled to help. They we’re not interested in what my grandad had to say about how she was and as time went on it was a real struggle to get her in to any appointments so my grandad ended up just doing it on his own. I and a few other family members helped as much as we could but in these later stages she gets anxious and doesn’t want anyone around her who she doesn’t know/remember.
She is in the last stage and has been for a while:getting out is difficult and she has had many falls, getting her to eat and take her medication is a daily struggle and the toilet control is completely gone.
My question is she has started having quite serious hallucinations (she nursed a pillow for 6 hours the other day thinking it was her baby who had passed over 30 years ago, she often sees people around the home and gets cross with whatever they are doing/saying. Is this part of the last stage of Alzheimer’s/Dementia or something different?
And has anyone got any advice on helping my grandad I visit every week and bring the kids who used to bring her joy but I think are just noises now but my grandad loves seeing them so I couldn’t go without them.
Thanks for reading any advice would be appreciated
My 1st post so bare with me, my nan has had dementia for 10 years (that we have known) my grandad has done an amazing job caring for her at home by himself, they asked for help but at the time she was able to give any and all answers so she wasn’t entitled to help. They we’re not interested in what my grandad had to say about how she was and as time went on it was a real struggle to get her in to any appointments so my grandad ended up just doing it on his own. I and a few other family members helped as much as we could but in these later stages she gets anxious and doesn’t want anyone around her who she doesn’t know/remember.
She is in the last stage and has been for a while:getting out is difficult and she has had many falls, getting her to eat and take her medication is a daily struggle and the toilet control is completely gone.
My question is she has started having quite serious hallucinations (she nursed a pillow for 6 hours the other day thinking it was her baby who had passed over 30 years ago, she often sees people around the home and gets cross with whatever they are doing/saying. Is this part of the last stage of Alzheimer’s/Dementia or something different?
And has anyone got any advice on helping my grandad I visit every week and bring the kids who used to bring her joy but I think are just noises now but my grandad loves seeing them so I couldn’t go without them.
Thanks for reading any advice would be appreciated
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