My 92 year old father is in residential care and hates it. He has tried everything with me to try to get out. I am not having it. I am Power of Attorney for him as he was not making good decisions about his well being.
He recently has masturbated in front of staff in care home. Doc attended and he could answer all questions. She did not think dementia but said loss of cognitive function and possibly part of brain that controls behaviour affected. Referred him to mental health services. They visited and said he's fine. Help!! What's wrong with him? I suspect he was on best behaviour when they saw him. Still telling lies and making up stories. How can he be fine?
I've read on here that sometimes people with dementia can do what is called "showtiming" where they might exhibit better function in front of others at times than their immediate family. Do a search on here for "showtiming" or "showtimer's" and you'll see several questions and answers which explain more about it. This may be the case with your dad.
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