A few months ago I discovered my mother is babysitting her 7 year-old grandson and other kids who pop in after school for a few hours each day. My mom was diagnosed with ahlzheimers over a year ago and she requires a walker to get about. My mom said she doesn't mind. I can't speak to the mother of the child because we do not speak to each other over a previous financial conflict (she was caught using my mom's ATM to pay her own bills). Since then I have become the DPOA, thank God. I contacted California Child Abuse and they advised it is not illegal for my mom to babysit. This situation seems ridiculous to me...it's okay for an 87-year-old ahlzeimer patient to watch underaged children but it's NOT okay to smoke in a car with minors!! I'm stumped on this one.
At least the child is old enough to dial 911 and I hope that he has been instructed to do so and under what circumstances.
I don't doubt that their are some 87-year-old grandparents who can babysit for a few hours. Lord knows that a lot of grandparents wind up raising their grandchildren. But a person of any age with dementia should not be entrusted with the sole care of children. Read them a story while Mom or Dad is in another room? Yes. Be responsible for them? No. Memory and judgment just cannot be trusted.
I don't know what to suggest, since you have already contacted the agency I would think would have an interest in this case.
Sad.