JUST BEGINING THE JOURNEY OF ALZHEIMER'S WITH DAD

Thanks for your post and welcome to our community.  I think all of our experts here would agree with me when I say please be careful.  You are in a precarious situation with your dad and need to be able to insure your own safety.  I recommend you speak with his doctors to see what might be done to curb this violent behavior.  And of course it will be difficult, but considering other living arrangements may be necessary at some point.  Maybe sooner thanyou would have thought.

Keep us up to date on what is happening.  The community is here for you.

All the best, sue

PS You might consider talking with someone at the Alzheimer's Foundation of America's Social Services Hotline.  They can be reached at here:

Welcome aboard!
As I mentioned in the reply for "Living in the past" post, my FIL has seen things also. However, he is not as bad as your Dad yet. My FIL's home care nurse told me many times that when my FIL gets violent or combative like your Dad, for example, he would have to go to a nursing home because this shows that he is entering the last stage and needs more help. The caregivers won't be able to provide the care without being abused. So in this case, you definitely should find a nursing home (not assisted live-in but a nursing home as he is probably severe.)

The other alternative is to talk to his doctor and see what medications can help if any. It also depends on the staging. If it is late, a nursing home is safe, if it is earlly, the medications may help.

Good luck!

Nina

BTW, I forgot to mention - TAKE AWAY the steak knife from him!! Remove the weapons from him so he cannot reach them. Hide them and etc. We have put away some major stuff like a decorative sword or even the stuff for the fireplace. My FIL is not so bad so the knives are in the drawers still. But he has 24 hours caregivers. In any case, you should try to put away the potential "weapons" for now.

Nina