My grandma up till very recently has been very healthy has not been in the hospital since I was a child, no dementia, very independent. We have lived together for 11 years. About 3 weeks ago she went a little crazy went to the doctor she had a UTI, overnight hospital stay, then we moved her downstairs away from her upstairs apartment,
4 days later she fell and that resulted in a 4 day hospital stay. She has been home a week and a half. The had paranoia and delusions in the hospital.the first few days home were bad, she is coming back to normal. Except for a few r
Things- she is in content wasn't before hospital. And gets slightly confused such as going to the bathroom on her own, she saw a couple of things that weren't there that has only happened twice. Very tired. Last night I told her to go to the bathroom and a few minutes later asked if we were taking a bath. She is not getting her own meals yet. Thouhj might be laziness as I have hired a caregiver when I am working. Is this normal will she get back to normal?
And it isn't laziness with your grandmother, it is exhaustion. I am glad you hired a caregiver to help her out as she really needs to be watched.
I am surprised that your grandmother wasn't placed in a live-in rehab center for 20 days to help her learn how to balance to help reduce the number of falls.
You asked if this was normal for someone 86. Pretty much, yea. But there are the old folks who run marathons. I dislike those people. At 86 I hope to be able to sit in my recliner, drink beer and watch Ice Road Truckers with out wearing adult undergarments.