Hi, over the past couple of months my mum has noticed and told me about odd things my Dad has been doing, usually in the middle of the night.
I'm concerned he is showing signs of some sort of dementia but unsure as his memory seems to be ok but he is behaving oddly. For the past few years he has had trouble sleeping, he often naps during the day or late into the morning. But at night he often stays downstairs listening to music watching TV as he can't sleep.
However, in the past couple of months he has started doing peculiar things; he put a paint pot in a food cupboard, he has medication that his GP advised he 'grounds' down between two spoons (he has difficulty swallowing) but on one occasion he found himself grounding a piece of bread instead, he took all the coasters out of the living room and put them on top of the fridge, he found himself in their outside shed, plus last night he made his dogs dinner at 3am and put it inside a normal dessert bowl.
Is it possible to show these sorts of signs without the common memory lapses/forgetfulness you normal associate with dementia? He has never been a sleep walker.
Would love some advice, he has so far been unwilling to go to the GP but after last night has agreed to make an appointment tomorrow.
Thanks for reading
I'm concerned he is showing signs of some sort of dementia but unsure as his memory seems to be ok but he is behaving oddly. For the past few years he has had trouble sleeping, he often naps during the day or late into the morning. But at night he often stays downstairs listening to music watching TV as he can't sleep.
However, in the past couple of months he has started doing peculiar things; he put a paint pot in a food cupboard, he has medication that his GP advised he 'grounds' down between two spoons (he has difficulty swallowing) but on one occasion he found himself grounding a piece of bread instead, he took all the coasters out of the living room and put them on top of the fridge, he found himself in their outside shed, plus last night he made his dogs dinner at 3am and put it inside a normal dessert bowl.
Is it possible to show these sorts of signs without the common memory lapses/forgetfulness you normal associate with dementia? He has never been a sleep walker.
Would love some advice, he has so far been unwilling to go to the GP but after last night has agreed to make an appointment tomorrow.
Thanks for reading