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I don't think the occasional glass of wine will do him any harm so long as it's only one glass. Don't leave the wine jug around for him to have as much as he wants.
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I would give him a glass of grape juice or carbonated blueberry juice instead. I wouldn't give wine to my mother.
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I hope your dad enjoys his glass of wine :)
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AlvaDeer Nov 2020
Reminds me of a favorite story. Back in the day when you had to laboriously write out Doctors orders in about 10 places, one of our Docs, long dead now, was very wordy. Moreso even than me. Once he wrote out about one of our ancient pa
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Dear "Martz06,"

Since I was up late last night when I posted my previous response I forgot that you can also try sparkling wine which can come in mini bottles ("MAYDAY'S" comment reminded me of that :) )

It has less alcohol and yet is still enjoyable to drink - even my husband and I will drink it occasionally.

Here is the information on it which I got from "Google"

Alcohol Content
Sparkling wines are lower in alcohol than many still wines. Prosecco and Asti have very low APV (alcohol by volume) levels at under 12.5 percent. California sparkling wine, Champagne, and Cava have a moderately low alcohol content at 12.5-13.5 percent. Some sparkling wines can have a lower APV level.
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They sell wine "by the glass now". I think they come in "4 packs", so you can take 2 with you, one for dad and one for you :)

Make a little happy hour when you visit.

I am actually thinking about doing that with my LO.. well, maybe just 1 glass split between us ..Not sure how that would effect her.
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NobodyGetsIt Nov 2020
"MAYDAY,"

That's a good suggestion and compromise!
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Dear "Martz06,"

My mom is 95 with Alzheimer's and when she lived at her previous ALF, I would go with her to their happy hour and they served one of those 4 oz plastic cups with wine which she drank. She was never told not to drink alcohol.

As with anything moderation is the key - I never provided her with alcohol for her to have in her apartment. However, when I would take her out for special occasions I would get us each a glass of wine and once in awhile a Margarita or alcoholic coffee drink after lunch or dinner.

I guess I just did it by gauging her abilities once consumed. Currently, she is in a memory care unit and I'm not able to go inside the facility but for the first time, I was sent a picture from the director of my mom at their happy hour last Friday. I don't think she had anything to drink but, was there for the live music.

Also, I think since your dad has hallucinations, I would probably be concerned too. My mother has never experienced hallucinations so I would proceed with asking his new doctor just to be sure and to ease your mind.
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I would allow him to enjoy some, but don't leave the bottle out for him to access. Pour him half a glass and see what happens. I'd be more worried about him losing his balance if the alcohol makes him tipsy or sleepy. I have seen the NH where my MIL give single-serving containers of wine cooler to their residents.
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ArtistDaughter Nov 2020
They give wine to the residents where my mom is too, but only one small glass. I would worry too if my mom wanted wine, which she absolutely never has, because she is already dizzy from medications.
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I have never heard that this could be a problem. I would be shocked if it was. I would caution you always to pass things past a person's doctor if it is even a question in your mind, but I suspect this will be approved. I doubt this would increase hallucination.
The hallucinations are the main reason for concern here. Does your Dad have a type of dementia in which hallucinations are common? That is something you should make an appointment about. If a sudden onset you will want to have him checked for a UTI. And in any case this is reportable to his doc, in which case you can ask also about the glass of wine as an aside during appointment.
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