I have responsibilities for an elderly relative and LPoA for finance/health issues. She has no family living nearby but we have been able to manage some things remotely with assistance from paid carers visiting regularly. She has a dementia diagnosis.
She does not recognise herself how vulnerable she is and insists that she doesn't need help. She does need help though, and we're getting to the point where it may no longer be safe for her to live alone. She will not acknowledge this and gets enraged if it is even suggested. She finds the carers irksome as it is, even though she relies heavily on their help.
She is adamant that she wants to stay in her own home but this is increasingly becoming unviable. At what point do we have to force the issue? And when that time comes, how do we actually go about that if she refuses?
I am finding the whole thing very distressi g because I want to respect her views and wishes but she is getting to the point where she is a danger to herself, and it seems that we might have to overrule her preferences because it isn't in her best interests to follow them. Any advice would be welcomed please.