One of the most difficult, distressing and frightening situations for home caregivers or staff in care facilities, is aggression from someone who has Alzheimer's disease. As a nurse, both in psychiatry and general nursing, I was only hit a few times, but in every case it was by someone who had dement...
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agression
Connie Moore
Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at 07:36 AM
I have been dealing with my husband and his agressive behavior for quite a while now. He yells and is very arguementative. I have found he has triggers that set him off, he sundowns and these are the worst times. Discussion about things concerning driving and financial matters really set him off. I try to avoid any of the issues. When he becomes so angry and starts screaming I can't get him to stop by trying to talk to him. I have to walk away. Sometimes he follows me to continue but I aways keep something between me and him. He told me quite a while back he feared he would become hostile because he was a trained soldier. He has quite a gun collection, I emptied every weapon and they are all now under lock and key. I am removing all the knives and scissors and locking them up, this may seem extreme but my uncle with alzheimers took his twenty two and tried to kill his wife and kids. I am taking no chances as he is already very agressive. I have promised to keep him home and now have home health care. The first time he hits or bites I will have no choice but to place him in an Alzheimers unit. I love him and want him home but should he attempt something physical this will no longer be possible. Learning as I go along. Connie
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agitation
N.C.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 03:24 PM
Thanks for the post. It is helpful. For now, we sort of control my FIL by working around him and pleasing him. Never say no or the negative stuff to him. He is like a king in his house now. Soon we will move him to an assisted living for AD and hope for a change. But he may get aggressive in the new place. We can only do so much. It is too expensive at home now. Hope that it may not happen. Also if he is closer to us (2 hours drive instead of 14 hours drive), my husband can control or help some in this process.
Regards,
Nina
I have been dealing with my husband and his agressive behavior for quite a while now. He yells and is very arguementative. I have found he has triggers that set him off, he sundowns and these are the worst times. Discussion about things concerning driving and financial matters really set him off. I try to avoid any of the issues. When he becomes so angry and starts screaming I can't get him to stop by trying to talk to him. I have to walk away. Sometimes he follows me to continue but I aways keep something between me and him. He told me quite a while back he feared he would become hostile because he was a trained soldier. He has quite a gun collection, I emptied every weapon and they are all now under lock and key. I am removing all the knives and scissors and locking them up, this may seem extreme but my uncle with alzheimers took his twenty two and tried to kill his wife and kids. I am taking no chances as he is already very agressive. I have promised to keep him home and now have home health care. The first time he hits or bites I will have no choice but to place him in an Alzheimers unit. I love him and want him home but should he attempt something physical this will no longer be possible. Learning as I go along. Connie