grandma has dementia bad, help please!?
My grandma is 94 years old and I took her to the ER and the doctor said she had dementia on the CT scan. I asked him for advice on what to do to help her, cause I can't always be home to help her since I just had a baby a month ago.
She is seeing things a lot and seeing and talking to people who have passed away in our family, and she hasn't slept in a full day.
Would a nursing home be the next move for her?
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First off I want to say sorry. I have both a grandma (60) and an aunt (55) who are in different stages of dementia. It isn't easy and it damn sure isn't pretty. If you want to keep her safe in your home, you would HAVE to keep her safe. Baby proof the house, bumpers, socket covers, door knob protectors, everything that she could possibly injure herself on. For a while my grandma would leave the house in the middle of the night, or try to plug something into the wall. While my aunt left the house and forgot where she lived for 2 days. Eventually my grandma needed a wheelchair, stopped eating, drinking, and using the bathroom, she loss the ability to speak any understandable language, and she now seems to only understand spanish. She needed round the clock care. So we put her in a nursing home. My aunt also ended up in a home.
If you decide to put her in a home (best choice) DO YOUR RESEARCH! go to some homes and speak to the actual family of the residence. Ask questions, and then ask some more! You have to pick somewhere you trust, and believe that they will take care of her. She depends on you to make the right choice.
There are a ton of support groups to help you.
Good luck, and god bless, your in my prayers.
Maybe not a nursing home, but that is definately a possibility. I would recommend almost a "babysitter" who would watch your grandma when you cannot. It would make it so you could see her more often. Good luck!
Im so sorry to hear that. And yes a nuesing home can give her the 24 hour care she needs. Dont feel bad.