Hi all
Need some advice. My mum is in a NH and has been since January, she settled in really well which we were delighted about. the last 4-5 weeks however she has began pacing the corridors permanently and this last week hasnt taken her meds. she is extremely agitated and they cant get her to sit to eat so i bring her picky food etc and i can get her to drink certain stuff and they can a bit too, shes on fluid and food chart. This is how mum was from aug-dec last year which slowly built up to her not sitting for more than half hour a day. What they are seeing now in the home is what she was like in december before we had to put her into care. Shes now getting very agitiated, aggressive for anything and there is no getting through to her at all. The CPN suggested morphine patches incase shes in pain to see if this is why shes started this back up again,(she has bad varicose veins and used to get bad backs, but she is exhausted looking) i dont think so i think she may be in a bit of pain because of the amount shes walking every day, if she sits for 20 mins a day she is doing well unless i can get her out into the car. Has anyone experienced anything like this? I dont know what to do, she wont taker her tabs or her liquid meds either. Any advice is greatly appreciated. thank you
Need some advice. My mum is in a NH and has been since January, she settled in really well which we were delighted about. the last 4-5 weeks however she has began pacing the corridors permanently and this last week hasnt taken her meds. she is extremely agitated and they cant get her to sit to eat so i bring her picky food etc and i can get her to drink certain stuff and they can a bit too, shes on fluid and food chart. This is how mum was from aug-dec last year which slowly built up to her not sitting for more than half hour a day. What they are seeing now in the home is what she was like in december before we had to put her into care. Shes now getting very agitiated, aggressive for anything and there is no getting through to her at all. The CPN suggested morphine patches incase shes in pain to see if this is why shes started this back up again,(she has bad varicose veins and used to get bad backs, but she is exhausted looking) i dont think so i think she may be in a bit of pain because of the amount shes walking every day, if she sits for 20 mins a day she is doing well unless i can get her out into the car. Has anyone experienced anything like this? I dont know what to do, she wont taker her tabs or her liquid meds either. Any advice is greatly appreciated. thank you