End Stage

hiker88

Hi. Mom is 86 had Alzheimer’s for 8 or 9 years maybe more. She is definitely in late/end stage. She sleeps 90% of the time. Been non verbal for over a year at least. Getting frail. Is this possibly a sign that this is close to end? My sister lives the closest so I don’t get to see her a lot. And don’t get much feedback. Any insight or personal experience is appreciated. TIA

SDianeL

welcome. So sorry for the reason you are here. There really is no way to predict how dementia will progress. I would ask for an evaluation by hospice. She can be accepted by hospice and if she improves they will discharge her. They will be able to better answer your questions. Hospice provides many services for patients and family. You can also do a search for the 7 Stages of Dementia chart that lists behaviors and discuss it with your sister to see what stage your Mom is in. Being non verbal and frail is usually Stage 7 but without more info it’s difficult to know for sure. Praying for you and your family. 💜🙏

hiker88

Thank you. Much appreciated. From researching the disease, it would seem yes she’s definitely in stage 7. It’s just so sad. Her skin is all flaky. Kind of flushed looking. Seems she has a bandage on something all the time. Glazed look when she is awake. Her skin color looks weird to me but maybe it’s. just the lighting from the pictures Im sent. thank you for replying and the prayers. Very much appreciated.

harshedbuzz

@hiker88

I am sorry you are in this place. It does sound very like late stage 6/stage 7.

One other sign that PWD are nearing the end of life is significant weight loss.

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Tam-Cummings-LLC-Handouts (2).pdf

At the end of this is an actively dying assessment tool that may be helpful. So sorry.