Infections

When someone with Alzheimer's has an infection their confusion increases. Since Sunday this has been really noticeable with George.  I have noticed that before he has the antibiotics each day he will be really confused but soon after taking his medication he is really good. With George it is easy to see when he has an infection due to the catheter whereas with mum the confusion would become more noticeable and then the infection would be diagnosed. When the person is incontinent this becomes difficult to manage and it is really important to make sure that they are regularly changed and that everything is clean. Unfortunately in homes it is not always possible for everyone to be showered every day and so often they are only given a wash.