For example, my mom thought she needed to call her bank and initiate the transfer a joint savings account into my nephew's name only. (I thought this idea had been put to rest.....) Of course, the bank nicely sent her the forms which I was lucky to have seen when she opened them. From dealing with a Medicaid spend down for my dad, I know and have confirmed we can't transfer any of her assets in the event she needs to go into a nursing home and needs to eventually go on Medicaid herself. We've discussed this many times, and, of course, she just doesn't remember or understand.
And she continues to call various businesses, her doctor looking for a prescription she has already received, her insurance agent to ask for a short term homeowners policy (??), etc.
So far I have been able to head things off before they go too far down the path, but has anyone else had to deal with this? Hoo boy!
Since a stroke a few months ago her speech is so slurred that she agreed she didn't need the phone any more as she can use a hallway phone if necessary. With Parkinsons, full blown dementia and in a wheelchair she can barely dial a phone now so hopefully I won't have any more nasty surprises.
If she does not live alone and assuming someone in the house has a cell phone, removing her phones for a while may be a good approach. You can say they all had to go in for upgrades or new wiring or something.
We still need a landline due to our location - we live on a mountainside with bad cell service. Being able to have only cell service would be the solution to this problem. Darn! We could put the battery powered phones away, and figure out something with the non battery phone we still have.
Hmm......
I am already having to open her mail as shes sending abusive letters to people she owes money too. God forbid she gets on the phone. Beam me up Scotty.