My mom has been falling due to balance in the past 2 months. Yes the dr told her to use canes or walkers. However, she refuses to use them. She has gotten out of bed at about 3:30 AM the past two nights and fell in her bedroom. She has hit her head hard during some of her past 7 falls. I have a caregiver weekdays 8-5 and I stay 5-8 pm weekday. Caregiver is there 8-8 weekends. My dad is 83 and had a severe heart attack July 2015. So from 8pm to 8 am. They are by themselves which has worked until the last two evenings. I, being the only sibling, have gone to pick up my mom and get her back in bed. Mom mainly hums. She very seldom talks. I have not taken her to the dr since to my knowledge there isn't anything they can do. I have read that head hits can increase dementia due to blood in the brain. Moms dementia has truly worsened. I am at my wits end. I pray that God will lead me. He has given me the most wonderful caregiver. But at this point I need more guidance. Thank you.
She is now in a memory care facility where she also has fallen - others there who are wheelchair bound fall continuously even if they are wearing alarms
Unless you have a personal attendant 24/7 which is impractical for all but the very wealthy do your best to make her safe comfortable and happy.
Sorry.
The next time this happens, have Mom transported to the ER, stay a few days in the hospital, then will be given a bed at a rehab center so the center can help her with her balance and try to convince her to use a walker.
My Mom refused to use a walker at home, and at first refused my Dad from using the walker outside of the house.... she didn't want the neighbors to think they were getting old.... HELLO you are in your 90's !! It was all denial, and eventually it did Mom in, the last fall was her final fall.
My mother's dementia was not as bad as your mom's but she refused to use a walker and eventually fell in AL and had to go to a NH because they would no longer guarantee her safety. In the NH, mom got PT (but it was too late - she couldn't walk after the last fall. Once they start falling it is downhill from there). Due to the dementia, Mom constantly tried to get up anyway. The NH had her bed and wheel chair alarmed and unless she was sound asleep, she was placed in front of the nurses station. Even so she managed to beat them to it and roll herself out of bed and fall anyway. She kept undoing the alarm belt while in the wheel chair too.
Someone who's had 7 falls needs closer supervision and you need more peace of mind.