Hi everyone.
Last week they changed my mums careline pendant for a watch type and since then she's been constantly fiddling with it and they have been getting 20/30 call outs a day, which they always attend. Last night they called me saying they had called the police and ambulance because of her behaviour.
She has it in her head that there are 2 boys locally who are stealing from her/coming into the house etc etc (they don't and never have existed). Anyway she got it into her head that one of the lady responders was the mother of these boys. She grabbed her t-shirt and wouldn't let go, punched her and pushed her against the wall. It took me 5 minutes to unclasp her hand from the woman's top while she was shouting and screaming at me to stop. She's 96, I've no idea where she found the strength from.
She then started accusing me of betraying her by going into all the neighbours houses and talking about her (I haven't). She shouted at my daughter who was with me that she was a tart who would 'go with anyone for a few bob' and accused her of talking to everyone about her too.
She did calm down a bit when my husband turned up, but still wanted nothing to do with me or my daughter and kept telling us to get out.
The ambulance turned up, she was ok with them, they said physically she's fine but obviously not mentally.
I've been in contact with the mental health team today. As the dr is putting her on thyroid medication from next week she said that could make a difference, and she wants to meet me with mum next week, but to let her know if anything else happens in the meantime.
I'll be spending this coming weekend looking at carehomes as it looks like we've now reached that stage.
I know the best thing is to agree with our loved ones when they say things, but how do I manage this? If I agree with her that I'm talking to everyone about her then it'll make her more angry, if I deny it that'll make her angry as she won't believe it.
Thanks for any advice.
Xx
Last week they changed my mums careline pendant for a watch type and since then she's been constantly fiddling with it and they have been getting 20/30 call outs a day, which they always attend. Last night they called me saying they had called the police and ambulance because of her behaviour.
She has it in her head that there are 2 boys locally who are stealing from her/coming into the house etc etc (they don't and never have existed). Anyway she got it into her head that one of the lady responders was the mother of these boys. She grabbed her t-shirt and wouldn't let go, punched her and pushed her against the wall. It took me 5 minutes to unclasp her hand from the woman's top while she was shouting and screaming at me to stop. She's 96, I've no idea where she found the strength from.
She then started accusing me of betraying her by going into all the neighbours houses and talking about her (I haven't). She shouted at my daughter who was with me that she was a tart who would 'go with anyone for a few bob' and accused her of talking to everyone about her too.
She did calm down a bit when my husband turned up, but still wanted nothing to do with me or my daughter and kept telling us to get out.
The ambulance turned up, she was ok with them, they said physically she's fine but obviously not mentally.
I've been in contact with the mental health team today. As the dr is putting her on thyroid medication from next week she said that could make a difference, and she wants to meet me with mum next week, but to let her know if anything else happens in the meantime.
I'll be spending this coming weekend looking at carehomes as it looks like we've now reached that stage.
I know the best thing is to agree with our loved ones when they say things, but how do I manage this? If I agree with her that I'm talking to everyone about her then it'll make her more angry, if I deny it that'll make her angry as she won't believe it.
Thanks for any advice.
Xx