Belligerent and mentally incompetent elderly are tough to care for. They operate power tools. They drive cars. They know where you keep your backups of legal do

Belligerent and mentally incompetent elderly are tough to care for. They operate power tools. They drive cars. They know where you keep your backups of legal documents. They often deteriorate into activities befitting a small child (fixation on cutting things, refusing to eat their vegetables, violence, impulsivity, etc.) All involved who are potential caregivers have to endure seeing the person they once respected act like a literal child, and this is a chronic disease that only gets worse with time. There are several potential caregivers who simply can't lift that relationship as it is too heavy for them (emotionally, physically, mentally, etc.). Really, this syndrome comes from family/potential caregivers not having a regular communication (monthly at least) about the current care needs and degeneration of the mind/body. I hurt for these people and the caregivers who show magic thinking by believing it won't happen to them if they find that it was preventable by a doctor's negligence therefore the caregiver, as the child, will not get the same cognitive decline.