I was caretaker for an aunt with dementia. She was in a nursing facility. She slipped and fell and broke her hip.
When she came out of surgery her dementia had worsened. She had lost the ability to swallow. It was such that we could try to teach her to swallow through occupational therapy. Except by the time the next meal came by, she would have “forgotten” once again.
So, she wasn’t eating. She was in pain.
Pain meds were keeping her comfortable.
At what stage do you allow them to end their fight?
I call it: Senior Citizen’s Dementia Hip Syndrome.
You’d be shocked at how common your aunt’s story is....