My mother, who is 89, suffers from Vascular Dementia. She has recently become resident in an EMI Nursing Home as she is no longer able to care for herself at home. We have bought her up from Cornwall to Kent so that the family can visit her regularly, which we couldn't do so much with her living in Cornwall. She is taking medication such as Aricept and tranquilisers etc. The trouble is that she does not accept that she cannot care for herself and packs everyday to go home. It causes upset everytime we visit (and I do visit about 4 times a week as I work and can only go in the evenings and weekends). Also, she has become quite aggressive to the staff in the nursing home, even hitting them sometimes. I have been told that this is part of the illness, but find it very difficult to understand. The staff are extremely kind and patient to her but does anyone know why this happens. It always seems to be towards the evening when it starts. When I tackle her about it she appears not to know that she has done it.
I would appreciate someone else's experiences of this.
I would be grateful if you could
I would appreciate someone else's experiences of this.
I would be grateful if you could