We take her to to the doctors but she'll panic, want attention and call an ambulance. It's something she's done before. A day will go by and they'll release her. We have an aide and we do arrange doctors appointments.
Is it reasonable to take away her cell phone? we already took off her apps as she was falling victim to scams and we took away her car so she shouldn't drive. She's stage 6 so sometimes it's hard to reason with her.
Having a 24-7 caregiver must be expensive. Have you considered placing her in a facility? There she'll be able to have a trained medical staff to reassure her whenever she feels the need. No, they won't be doctors but they can assure her that they'll call her if necessary. Also the dispatchers can keep a note that if they hear from your mother, they don't need to respond without verification from the facility.
They'll have activities to keep her mind off of her imaginary woes. If she's calling because she wants attention, the social interaction may be good for her.
Good luck. This must be frustrating.
Is the aide with her 24/7? If so the aide can call 911 if that is necessary.
Taking away her phone might be a bit much for her to handle if she uses it. It won't be much longer and she will not be able to use it at all. When she has problems with it then it is time to "take it in for repair"
there was nothing wrong with her. in fact the doctor said she appears to be well taken care of. but as a stage 6 alzheimer's patient she's not capable of making her own health care decisions.
If she lives with someone then you can probably safely take away her phone completely. Pretend that it "broke" and needs to go in for repair.
I just had to so this with my Mom's landline. She's 96 and it is incomprehensible to her to not have a landline even though she has the Raz phone.