Is it risky to leave a person with Alzheimers/Dementia alone?
Saturday, February 28th, 2009
Miz D asked:
My neighbor with this diagnosis of Alzheimer’s/Dementia is being left at home alone for several hours at a time. Should this be a cause for concern? I wouldn’t want to cause trouble for her son, her caretaker. Please tell me what you think. Do I just need to mind my own business?
I did suggest to her son that Home Care services were available to assist him with taking care of his mother but he said she would not allow “strangers” into the house.
Helen
My neighbor with this diagnosis of Alzheimer’s/Dementia is being left at home alone for several hours at a time. Should this be a cause for concern? I wouldn’t want to cause trouble for her son, her caretaker. Please tell me what you think. Do I just need to mind my own business?
I did suggest to her son that Home Care services were available to assist him with taking care of his mother but he said she would not allow “strangers” into the house.
Helen
