——End stage dementia patients——
Interesting concept. What is “end stage”
I have recently heard that there is a sort of “mean dementia” where the patient goes haywire and lashes out. I have a friend that has uncontrollable outbursts against everybody and is an extended care facility. My mom was in a similar state but not so bad. Her meanness took the form of writing long very nasty letters or making mean comments.
Towards the end, she had swallowing problems that may have contributed to her death.
ES dementia is when a patient can no longer self ambulate (walk without assistance or self-propel a wheelchair) and can no longer have meaningful speech (cannot express their needs).
There are numerous types of dementia from the basic “senile dementia” which is the common forgetfulness/eccentricity of the very elderly all the way up to ES Alzheimer’s dementia.
Most dementia pts can/do exhibit some irritability/aggression, but Lewey Body dementia is the epitome of this. Very difficult to control.