Hi all, this place is great and I've been trawling it for the past few weeks for advice and have found lots of help here. I do have an issue at the moment though...
My mother who lives alone 100 miles away has suspected frontal dementia (should get the diagnosis tomorrow, scan few months back showed sign of front cell loss) and she's been on risperidone for the past month as she has been aggressive and abusive to neighbours.
Well, its been going fine the past few weeks and the LPA turned up on friday so was looking forward to a weekend of nice work (I know I enjoy my work, its crazy, section me now) when all hell breaks loose today and I have several neighbours complaining about her being aggressive again over the last week, following people and threatening to damage greenhouses and cars... So I phone her and she says her medication has run out today, I know it hasn't, and that the dr will sort more tomorrow, but she's been taking it everyday for the past few weeks (so she says).
Currently the CPN has only been to see her twice since May and is only there a few minutes to check her medication, pointless really as she's extremely good at hiding her ticks (are they called ticks? Its when she has episodes of aggression etc). She rarely has any episodes in front of family or close friends, I've only seen one when I was behind her and she didn't know I was there, but neighbours seem to get the full force of it. I'm really not sure what to do as I'm worried she may say something to the wrong type of person passing by or she has been known to shout at traffic when she "pops to the shops". To talk to her on the phone you wouldn't even guess there was anything wrong and when I tell family whats happened they seem shocked and reply "thats not like her".
I don't think sectioning is an option as that would push her over the edge, plus she can fully look after herself in terms of washing, cooking, and cleaning its just the behaviour and aggression I don't know what to do. Phoned the CPN and they don't work weekends, called out of hours but they wouldn't send a DR unless my mother phones them and she said they couldn't do anything unless she was in an episode when they got there anyway. My mother is totally oblivious and thinks everything is fine even after the brain scan results.
I've fallen out with a nearby uncle as he thinks you can just phone social services and they will sort her out, honestly I think he'd have her sectioned as he speaks to lots of the neighbours and seems ashamed, even though its not her fault. Family (her siblings) have been hard work too as I think they expect me to quit work and move my family back immediately, plus they didn't seem very concerned 8 months ago when I started the whole process of trying to get a diagnosis with the GP.
Sorry for the ramblings, I need to consider my options, first thing will be to sort the medication so is it time to look at carers or a home? As I said earlier I don't think sectioning will help, plus she was a very proud person and I don't want that on her record. Are there any other options I've missed? Any advice would be grateful.
My mother who lives alone 100 miles away has suspected frontal dementia (should get the diagnosis tomorrow, scan few months back showed sign of front cell loss) and she's been on risperidone for the past month as she has been aggressive and abusive to neighbours.
Well, its been going fine the past few weeks and the LPA turned up on friday so was looking forward to a weekend of nice work (I know I enjoy my work, its crazy, section me now) when all hell breaks loose today and I have several neighbours complaining about her being aggressive again over the last week, following people and threatening to damage greenhouses and cars... So I phone her and she says her medication has run out today, I know it hasn't, and that the dr will sort more tomorrow, but she's been taking it everyday for the past few weeks (so she says).
Currently the CPN has only been to see her twice since May and is only there a few minutes to check her medication, pointless really as she's extremely good at hiding her ticks (are they called ticks? Its when she has episodes of aggression etc). She rarely has any episodes in front of family or close friends, I've only seen one when I was behind her and she didn't know I was there, but neighbours seem to get the full force of it. I'm really not sure what to do as I'm worried she may say something to the wrong type of person passing by or she has been known to shout at traffic when she "pops to the shops". To talk to her on the phone you wouldn't even guess there was anything wrong and when I tell family whats happened they seem shocked and reply "thats not like her".
I don't think sectioning is an option as that would push her over the edge, plus she can fully look after herself in terms of washing, cooking, and cleaning its just the behaviour and aggression I don't know what to do. Phoned the CPN and they don't work weekends, called out of hours but they wouldn't send a DR unless my mother phones them and she said they couldn't do anything unless she was in an episode when they got there anyway. My mother is totally oblivious and thinks everything is fine even after the brain scan results.
I've fallen out with a nearby uncle as he thinks you can just phone social services and they will sort her out, honestly I think he'd have her sectioned as he speaks to lots of the neighbours and seems ashamed, even though its not her fault. Family (her siblings) have been hard work too as I think they expect me to quit work and move my family back immediately, plus they didn't seem very concerned 8 months ago when I started the whole process of trying to get a diagnosis with the GP.
Sorry for the ramblings, I need to consider my options, first thing will be to sort the medication so is it time to look at carers or a home? As I said earlier I don't think sectioning will help, plus she was a very proud person and I don't want that on her record. Are there any other options I've missed? Any advice would be grateful.