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Introductions: Are you caring for someone with dementia?
Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: Aug 16 2:33pm | Replies (762)Comment receiving replies
I had to put my Dad in a long term care facility because of his advanced dementia and I work as a hospice nurse. My delema is that when I take him out of the facility he gets so excited and has a good time but when I return him to the facility he gets so irate and confused. He will start to pack up his belongings and when I tell him that this is where he lives here he becomes despondent.. I hate not taking him out for lunch etc. but it is also really upsetting to leave feeling so guilty.
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Hi @peterson I'm sorry to read of your father's dementia.
I'm Scott and while I know every person's journey with this terrible disease is unique, I have read, and saw in my MIL during her dementia years, that any changes in her daily routine bought greater confusion, increased anxiety, and at times a lowering of her plateau. This was especially true if the change involved moving beyond her then current physical environment.
You might well have already considered this, but might there be a spot within his facility (garden, patio, etc.) where you could share lunch with him?
Wishing you strength, courage, and peace