Mom

Welcome. This section doesn’t get as many viewers. You might get more feedback if you post on carding for a parent. There is a type of dementia caused by too much alcohol call wet brain. In the early stages there can be improvements when alcohol is discontinued, as things progress even stopping alcohol won’t help. Anger, paranoia, suspicion and hearing voices are all symptoms of dementia. Medication can help once there is a diagnosis. If the blood test doesn’t show anything I would request ( you may need to really push) a psychiatric evaluation. Tell them she is a harm to herself and others. It sounds like this is something that should have already been done. She should be in a hospital. She needs medication to get things under control. The best place for this is a generic psychiatric facility. Once they get her medication figured out she is probably going to need care in a long term care facility. It might be a good idea to see what options are available. There can be a waiting list at some places. Unfortunately these are very expensive. If money is going to be an issue you might want to see a lawyer and talk about Medicaid. Does anyone have a durable power of attorney? If not and you do see enough improvement, I would see a lawyer for one as soon as possible. So sorry you and your family are going through this.