Mother has dementia and is seeing things on the ceiling and walls. Anyone out there experiencing this?

Thank you all for your help. I did take her to the doctor and she does have a bacteria infection. It took a while to get the results as the laboratory results took forever claiming they had a huge backlog. She is currently taking amoxicillin for seven days. Hopefully this will help. Thanks again. This forum as been amazing. Blessings to all you caregivers.🙋

Yes. This happened to mom with dementia. She kept asking me what the sign on the wall said. There was no sign. Mom already had dementia but this started suddenly. Turned out she had a really bad UTI. Please get her checked out.

Hi DanaNicole
Hallucinations can be caused by many things. You need to have your mother seen by her doctor ASAP. It can be as simple as a UTI that an antibiotic can cure or it can be the result of a stroke or side effect of a med or imbalance of electrolytes from dehydration. Many different things can cause this. It’s not something to ignore or wait and see about. Let us know what you find out. We care.

DanaNichole, sounds like your Mom may have an Urinary Tract Infection. Seeing things on the wall is one of the many symptoms.

I remember when my Dad was seeing ants on the wall, thus a quick trip to Urgent Care for a UTI test. Yep, he had an UTI. This can be corrected with antibiotics.

You should talk to the doctor about these hallucinations. I'll link a few articles you may find helpful.

https://www.agingcare.com/articles/urinary-tract-infections-elderly-146026.htm

https://www.agingcare.com/articles/hallucinations-delusions-and-paranoia-151513.htm

https://www.agingcare.com/articles/manage-dementia-related-hallucinations-154902.htm