Dementia and Getting Delivery Doesn’t Mix Well
My mom has Alzheimers. One thing she still enjoys is when we get deliveries whether it’s from the mail carrier, UberEats/Doordash, or the grocery store.
Well there was an incident today. We had a large grocery order from Kroger come in and my mom answered the door. My hair wasn’t fixed yet, so I was happy she answered the door. She was friendly towards the delivery driver. He asked her if he could use the bathroom. I was hiding because I didn’t want anyone to see my wild uncombed hair, haha! I wanted to say no but she had already invited him in our home. I said it was ok but I really didn’t want him in our home.
When he left I began to clean the bathroom. Then my mom invited him back in and asked what our number was. I thought it had to do with the delivery. I thought maybe he needed to verify something to do with our order.
Well now he has been texting me and it seems it’s not for professional reasons but for personal reasons (i.e. asking what my mom and I like to do in our spare time.). I feel really uncomfortable about this.
Yesterday, she tried inviting a FedEx driver in but he politely declined after I told him my mom has dementia.
I think next time, even if my hair looks like a rats nest, I will be the one answering the door for deliveries.
Has anyone else had issues with a loved one with Dementia/Alzheimers letting random people in to your home? How did you deal with it?
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