I've posted here before about my dad getting angry and threatening violence - well, for a over a year now that's been fine. I got his meds adjusted and he's been really quite easy to deal with (as much as anyone with dementia can be). About a month ago he landed in the hospital with a chest infection and they put him on hospice, saying he had about 6 months. Well, he's been just fine, his stats are back where they should be and hospice says they'll probably discharge, but it might not be for another month or so. Anyway, the last 2 weeks he's been angry again and today he "kicked me out," which was his favorite thing to do the last time things went south. There have bee no med changes, but I'm fed up with it. I'm doing this all alone and it's been over 2 years. I'm in a house filled with cigarette smoke and I hate it. I'm seriously thinking about renting a little place and just moved me and the cats out. What if I tell hospice I'm done? I don't HAVE to be responsible, right? I mean, my siblings are all in the UK and do NOTHING. They don't even call him or even me! What if I didn't live in this country and there was no one to look after him? I just can't do it anymore. Will hospice step in and find a place to put him. I've tried to keep him at home for as long as possible, but at this point it's him or my mental health and frankly, he's never been a nice guy and has no quality of life, so I'm ready to call it in my favor.
Anyway, as I said, I'll post what I find out!