Think my neighbour is losing her mind

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Hi, Over the last few weeks my elderly next door neighbour has been acting a bit weird. Sometimes she talks, sometimes shouts abuse at us. She used to be nice all the time and we haven't fallen out over anything. She's been out in her garden a few times in the early hours of the morning watering her flowers, sweeping the path or just wandering around. With her constant mood swings we feel like we are walking on egg shells all day. Do you think some type of dementia might have started with her? How could we get her some help without interfering. She has no family, or none that we know of. We do her xmas dinner and look after any heavy jobs she needs doing. I just don't want her to come to any harm.
Thanks for any advice. 
From the uk xx

Life, Liberty, Happiness · Accepted Answer

Older people often have some dementia. The thing is younger people can act weird and there is not that stigma, but many elders do develop it. Be kind to her as you have always been but step it up a bit if you can. She may be lonely and feeling vulnerable and acting out because of it. She may be angry because she imagines some injustice. Try and talk with her more and help her get it out, but whatever do not abandon her because she is upset. She needs you more than ever. xox 

Additional details: She may have left something out in the yard, but if that happens regularly go help her. If it keeps up to the point where she may hurt herself then you may need to call someone in but be sensitive about this, she probably likes to live on her own and you wouldn't want to instigate anything that would hurt her independence unnecessarily. It's a sensitive issue and time for her. She is lucky that you care.

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