Mom is being uncooperative, and is ruining my life.
She stares at the walls all day, won't participate, and won't get on the bus to the senior center. Her behavior is destructive, and I can forgive her dementia, but it's getting to a point where it can't be overlooked.
She needs to either participate in life, or be in AL.
Are there 1-week programs in AL to give me a break, and give her a dose of AL?
Who knows, she might even thrive there.
If your mom has dementia maybe she isn't being purposely uncooperative. She may be unable to do things anymore. She may stare at the walls because her brain is diseased by dementia. But I agree, she may flourish in an AL environment. But if she's destructive is she able to qualify for AL? There are different terms for different things and I think a lot of it depends upon where you live. To me, AL = Assisted Living. And here in St. Louis that means that an elderly person lives in their own apartment in a retirement community that's attached to a nursing home (usually). But AL is for people who are more independent while a NH = Nursing Home is for people who can't live on their own anymore or participate much in their own care. A person in a NH wouldn't be able to live in an AL facility. And it's these AL facilities I hear the commercials about here in St. Louis.
Good luck to you.