Alzheimer's Disease

How to deal with an Alzheimer’s patient who is starting to hit their caretakers?

My grandfather has had Alzheimer’s for about 5-7 years now. He’s a stage 4 – he does not recognize anyone, but he realizes the closeness to people. He cannot form clear sentences and is always trying to leave his house. He’s recently started getting very angry and he sometimes hits my grandmother when he’s angry. He takes a medication to calm him down, but it doesn’t work anymore. She can’t even get a nurse because they won’t send nurses to patients … Continue Reading