Guest guest Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 I'd like to know what other members do about difficult family members. My father is now in a nursing home. The doctors give him about 2-3 weeks. My father is combative at times, and hallucinates regularly. He can also be extremely hurtful when he does speak. At times it is difficult to know if he is cognizant of everything he is saying. At other times he swings at nursing attendants and the nursing staff has difficulty dressing him. As hard as this is, it is my mother who is the most difficult. She insists on shaving him and waking him up when he is sleeping. This makes him extremely agitated. She takes issue if he is not dressed when she gets there. Her crying and drama scenes are difficult to deal with. In the meantime paperwork and insurance issues are ignored leaving my sister and I to deal with them. Today, she announced she is bringing him home even though she could not afford the 24 hour nursing care he now requires and does not have the temperament to handle him or this situation. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated at this time. Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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