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re: Help dealing with someone with Dementia
Posted on 9/13/21 at 3:08 pm to chryso
Posted on 9/13/21 at 3:08 pm to chryso
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Not sure why she took him out of the nursing home. It sounds like that is where he needs to be.
There were a few reasons. We have talked about maybe putting him back and only allowing him his phone for a few hours a day, I'm sure he will hate it and complain but it may be better than what she's dealing with now.
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Posted on 9/13/21 at 3:19 pm to Not Cooper
If he will not cooperate with 24/7 caretakers, I would put him in a nursing home or some type of facility which handles patients like himself for his own safety and your gf's sanity. Sometimes, you just have to do things the older person may not like when it's in the person's best interest.
Some folks get mean when they get this way. Some do not. I know a person who has run off so many sitters, the company refused to send any more of them. She stays with the daughter, but the woman gets up in the middle of the night cooking and such which puts them both in danger. They found her in the street in the middle of the night, where she'd fallen. She will not want to go to a facility, but for her own safety and her daughter's, there is no other choice. those folks are trained to deal with these situations. It's a very tough time for the loved ones.
Some folks get mean when they get this way. Some do not. I know a person who has run off so many sitters, the company refused to send any more of them. She stays with the daughter, but the woman gets up in the middle of the night cooking and such which puts them both in danger. They found her in the street in the middle of the night, where she'd fallen. She will not want to go to a facility, but for her own safety and her daughter's, there is no other choice. those folks are trained to deal with these situations. It's a very tough time for the loved ones.
Posted on 9/13/21 at 4:16 pm to Not Cooper
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We have talked about maybe putting him back and only allowing him his phone for a few hours a day
That may be the best option, at least to stop his calls to your girlfriend. There wouldn't be as much of a need to give him a phone since the nursing home would obviously call if there were an emergency.
I'm sorry that y'all are having to deal with this. Dementia and/or Alzheimer's are bad enough to deal with in someone you had a good relationship with it, I can't imagine dealing with it in this particular situation. Y'all have my prayers.
This post was edited on 9/13/21 at 4:20 pm
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