My family is convinced that we can not hire an agency to care for our brother at home because he drinks wine in the evening. As the Alzheimer's has worsened, he is drinking quite a bit less and can be distracted from it to some extent. But he does like and expect to have wine in the evening. Does anyone know if this rules out all agency help? Thank you!
Does he need a caregiver to serve him wine in the evening? THAT could be a problem! LOL.
Does his drinking adversely affect his behavior? Is it only in the evening?
Does he need a care provider with him in the evening?
I would not allow this to prevent you from trying to find help for him.
If he only drinks in the evening, then even if there are restrictions, he could still have daytime care.
Alcohol and dementia are not a good mix. Dementia affects his brain, alcohol does too. Double whammy. If I worked for an agency, I wouldn’t work for him. It may boil down to if you can find someone who doesn’t mind taking care of a drinker, with all the difficulties that entails.