My mom is in a skilled nursing facility and has been for 2 months she has dementia and lately has had a bit of a temper that concerns me. She has a very nice roommate who also has dementia. At first they got along, but now my mom's paranoia has kicked in she thinks her roommate is stealing and she just has a dislike toward her. I worry that my mom might smack her and her roommate is very passive polite and nice. Have asked the facility to please move my mom but they are full. They have adjusted my moms psychiatric medication. My mom is so aggressive and agitated. I may be worried for no reason because my mom has never been violent but this dementia had changed her. I don't want her to get evicted or say something that may cause concern. My mom has not been violent but I do not like her attitude toward her roommate. Any advice?
I hope you'll update us how things are going, and I am so sorry you're going through this.
Increasing the one she's already on may not be the right answer, so keep on her doctor until they get it right.
And I do know that some of the medications that are prescribed to supposedly help with aggression, actually make things worse, so do your homework on the medications that your mom is on now to see if that may be the case.
Best wishes in getting things figured out for your mom.
Inform her doc
Get her tested for a UTI
Consider ER if she is displaying extreme behavioral symptoms.
her roommate is very passive, friendly and lately scared of my mom because my mom yells at her for no reason.
She was checked for a UTI last week and negative.
I feel bad because her roommate doesn't deserve being yelled at and live in fear of my mom. My mom is normally don't like this she's never been a mean person The dementia has twisted her thinking.