Recently my mother has started spitting. Thankfully, she does not do it in public, at least not that I know of. When I'm with her, she will spit in the sink, toilet (especially before I get her into the shower). I'm thinking this is just part of the progression, right? It's very disturbing and unpleasant to watch. My mom lives in AL. Should I be concerned and seek a medical evaluation? Many thanks.
Take your mother to an ENT and make sure she doesn’t have sinus or throat problems that’s causing drainage issues. When you see her firing up to launch a loogie, hand her a tissue.
Could still be part of the dementia! But it can never hurt to check.
I then had to remember to check her clothing for tissue before washing. What a mess there was a few times. One time, I found the missing hearing aids wrapped in a tissue stuffed up her sleeve. Aids could have been easily washed of thrown away.