I've asked for guidance from you all before on this particular subject but in the last 9 months she has gotten staples in her head, bumps a broken wrist,bruises,scrapes and now has stitches in her arm because her dog wakes her up to either get a drink at night(She takes melatonin and clonapin at night which makes her like a zombie) or go to the bathroom she won't sleep w/o them obsessed with these dogs I am at the end of my rope her well being is truly at risk from falls at night I am her only caregiver and obviously need to sleep too plus I have 2 kids 5&11 school is starting I can't be up all night babysitting (rather dog sitting) i know it would upset her greatly to get rid of them but I can't do my job with the dogs under her feet or waking her up all night(fall risk at all times she has alcohol and head injury induced dementia) i am getting pissed tht i have to see her get injured over these stupid dogs does anyone have any suggestions this woman ONLY cares about her.dogs and they will eventually b the death of her or she will end up with a serious broken bone or another head injury ease someone HELP!!!
Yes, try the practical solutions such as a doggie door, or a less drastic solution like keeping them out of her room at night, taking the dogs for a walk right before bedtime, etc.
But don't get rid of them.
She ONLY cares about her dogs. That is what makes life worthwhile for her. If they are the death of her, well, she is going to die of something and going out because of the one thing she cares about might be better than living as she is now plus being without her beloved dogs.
Taking melatonin and clonapin would certainly put her in a zombie state, at least for a few hours. I'm surprised the dogs can wake her up. But if that is the way she wants to live out the end of her life, so be it.
It was only in final year or so when she became too stiff that my childhood dog didn't use the doggy door and she always had a bowl of fresh water on the back porch
I see that you live in her house. Why can't you move out?
What I've read here before is that it could be construed that she is in an unsafe living environment, even with your family living with her.