My mom is in a rehab center for about a month. She will be going to a long term care facility when they release her.
In the past week 2 weeks she has been paranoid that people are out to get her and that she will not make it through the night.
We had her checked for a UTI infection, which came back negative.
I know paranoia is commen in dementia patients but there seems to be no break from it. It is consistant every day. Is this normal or should we be checking other things?
The paranoia that often accompanies some dementias is horribly frustrating as the family sees the person's fear and pain, but also because the family is often a target of the paranoid thinking.
Do check again with the doctor. Checking for a UTI was very wise, by the way - but see if there's something more they can do.
Take care - this is a long journey,
Carol
Speak to her DR and psyc. Dr to get clear on her behavior and why shes on certain meds. You really need to be aware of stages and side effect so you can understand why shes behaving in certain ways. I have a friend who cared for her Mom ... she had a painting of a girl in the hallway ...her Mom yelled at the girl in the painting to get out of the house. My friend took painting down, end of that problem but not always so easy. Most people don't know this but depth perception is altered when someone has dementia in some cases so things don't look the same anymore to them. Stairs look like they are flat for example.
Make sure that they are not giving her meds just to "keep her quiet."