My mum was diagnosed about 2 years ago with mixed dementia (Alzheimer’s and Vascular) although like most, the diagnosis was just confirmation and not a surprise. She lived independently until March this when a variety of circumstances meant my sister, mum and I made the decision to move her into a care home. Some issues have arisen, but mainly manageable, where she has lashed out at staff, been anxious and aggressive. Since Tuesday, however, we have been in hospital with her. She was sleepy, unable to walk, unable to take meds etc. It’s been identified that she has quite a serious UTI, also now a chest infection and is not only aggressive with the lovely NHS staff but also with us. We have been slapped, kicked, screamed at (although unintelligible mostly) scratched, had pillows thrown etc. She just does not want to stay in bed. She can’t support her weight and can’t walk at the moment. Her CPN has been to see her ( so lovely) Drs etc and have prescribed Lorazepam and Haloperidol. Great we thought, she’ll get rest to allow her body to fight the infections alongside the antibiotics. Not so. They seem to make her worse. It is relentless we feel the need to be here to protect her and the staff, but it is so heartbreaking to watch my lovely mum turning into a Tasmanian devil! There is so much more I could put here, but would be typing for hours and would probably stop making sense! Sorry for just blurting but needed to get my thoughts out