I am just looking for people's experiences. My father's Alzheimer's progressed quite a bit but he seems to be more "happily confused" than when he was 6 months ago.
I believe this was partly due to him living with a woman (girlfriend?) who was taking care of him (dx w/dementia). But she became paranoid and was telling to hide his money from his kids. She became confused and her family placed her in AL.
For most of his life he had a negative attitude and worried/complained a lot. Now he laughs all the time, never complains, and appears to be the most happy I've seen him.
So now I'm waiting for his confusion to turn from a happy confused person into a frustrated individual with hallucinations/paranoia. Has anyone ever heard of an individual with Alzheimer's who has stayed "happily confused" and remained this way until they were placed into a NH?