My Great Grandmother is hallucinating...?

Though your Great Grandma does not "fit the bill" of the dementia that you looked up, dementia can take different forms for different people. Alzheimer's Disease (AD) can take many different forms and this sounds like what is happening. Often when older people are put into strange environments with strange people and things all around them it jumbles up in their minds and the underlying disease takes over fully. Little is truly known about this disease though there are some remarkable steps being taken now towards understanding it. Make sure her evaluation includes a CT scan of the brain which will also tell its own tale. Be sure to find out any and all medications that are being given to her as some of them will make older people hallucinate. I know a friend of mines grandmother has started thinking she is a movie star and is always wanting to get ready for Brad Pitt or George Clooney since he will be coming to dinner. Do some more research on Alzheimer's and maybe you will find some help and support with what you find there. My heart goes out to you and your family as you deal with this in your hearts and minds.

I'm sorry that your great grandmother is having this problem. I would say that the move to a new environment affected her deeply, even though she agreed to it. It was a shock to her system and manifests itself in this disturbing and unfortunate behavior. It would be a good idea to have a doctor's diagnosis. In the meantime, visit her often, assure her that everything will be okay.

I went through this with my mother-in-law. Her paranoia was very, very real, and there really wasn't much to be done about it. Perhaps a doctor might give her some medication to calm her down. But then that might not be the best idea at her age. I hope you find a solution, and bless you for being so concerned about your great grandmother.

Old People Hallucinating

well, there may be a couple of factors that u need to consider.first as u probably know by now, people get younger as they grow older which means with every day of aging they actually become a kid..they need a lot of attention i mean a lot!!! and they'd do anything to get that attention from anyone especially their loved ones.. Now im totally against homes, i think they just leave people depressed and makes them feel unloved.My advice is to take her home n possibly hire private care for her but she needs to get the love from u guys as she gave u all her love all these years.no treatment and care is better than having ur loved ones around u no matter what! she needs to feel special n loved again! and her not reading the newspaper and doing nothing is a desperate attempt to show u guys how unhappy she is and how much she wants all the things she was used to again.. a lot of love and attention fixes everything.. im sorry to say this but im trying to be really honest with u and even IF it is her last days dont u think she wud want to spend it with her family?

I don't have an answer, but my great grandma is going through the same, she just turned 96 this week. She has been telling all of us these strange stories (not as extreme as your grandma) about how her brother came in and said that he was moving to california because his wife wont take care of him anymore, which was completely untrue, he never ever said that. She keeps making up all these stories about the family...and we don't know why. We really thought it was dementia, but I think it's just a part of being old. Her mind keeps going back to things that happened a long time ago, and then making a story so it seems like it just happened (her brother did move to california after he divorced his first wife, but this was a long time ago, and it was not because she wouldn't take care of him). Her stories keep getting stranger as well! Maybe it's just old age?

My Mom is having the same problem. It could be her drugs or an infection. My Mom got worse when she had a bladder infection. After she is assessed, they may find a reason that she is confused. Until then, make sure she is protected from falls and try to keep her in the present by telling her what is real and what is in her imagination.

I have a 93 year old great grandmother in a nursing home with no mental problems. She to, doesn't do anything but sit in her room and go out for the meals. She hates being there and wants to leave but she is to weak. I don't know much about hallucinating but my Great gma pretended to fall so she could have attention.

Good luck!

Have them do a CBC - her electrolytes might be off, or she might have a very minor infection - both of which will make someone lose contact with reality rather quickly. Bladder infections are notorious for this.

Sounds to me like dementia compounded with paranoia. My mother went through this as her condition developed into Alzheimers. It's not uncommon at all with the elderly.

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