My LO (sister) is 72 has moderate severe AD, she gets very agitated and can be very aggressive when she wants to go home and can't get out of our house. She gets so worked up by pacing from door to door and gets very nasty finding them to be locked. If I try to intervene she calls me names and has punched me on occasion i then end up leaving the room for fear of more anger towards me. I have tried to divert her by telling her that mom is not home right now and she usually states yes she just… read more
I also called the alzheimer 24/7 helpline and talked to one of their counselor. I ask should I tell them his parents have paased and they said no. Live in their moment and do your best to get their thoughts on something else.
My husband talks about his deceased parents and they are probably wondering where he is. If it gets to the point where he is getting aggregated we go for a ride and I ask him to give me directions of how to get to there house. This gets them off of their parents abd more of trying to give you the directions. We actually did this on Sunday and it went from trying to find his deceased parents house to trying to find his cousins house. Then I made a fake phone call and said your cousins didn't answer, their probably at church it's Sunday. I then said, we can go home and call them later and make arrangements to get together another day.
My Mom was like this for quite a while, she'd pack bags to go "home" which was my grandparents home and they've been dead for 48 years. Finally, I asked her Gerontologist and he suggested taking her for a ride like you're taking her home. By the time you get back, she will have forgotten even where you were going and it worked! The better part of it is that it only goes on for a while, now she's in a nursing home and doesn't complain, greets you with a smile, has no idea who you are....it's sad but she's not.
We have found stuffed animals and or baby dolls work great they will coddle and caress
Ask. Her. Doctor. Can you tell her the truth. Ask the doctor for his help. I understand. That. It best to be. Honest. With them. Even show. Picture. Of the pass. And. Update pic. And tell her it not nice to hit people. And if she try to hit you again. Tell her she will. Have to sit in her room. Until
She can control her self. That what I did with a. Client. And it work. Also hire someone. For 2 hours a day. For 11 bucks a hours and have them play game with her or read to her. And you can go rest in a different room