We moved my mother into a senior apt complex that provides home health care thru a contracted company. Mom will not go to dinner, she won't bath, and she is throwing a fit because we have taken her cigarettes away. How can I make her compliant? She has always been pretty awful to tell the truth. Maybe assisted living is the only way to go
Can she manage a nicotine patch or other aid to ease withdrawal from the addiction? Please speak with her doctor about that and possible other medications to help her through this difficult transition.
And you might also consider counseling to support her in accepting the reality of whatever makes it necessary for her to be going through this. Blessings to all.