When a person with Alzheimer's has a hallucination, she can see, hear, smell, taste, or even feel something that isn't really there. Hallucinations are caused by changes within the brain that result from Alzheimer's disease. Hallucinations are visual and auditory. The person may see the face of a former friend in a curtain or she may see insects crawling on her hand. In other cases.
Hallucinations can be frightening to the person and the caregiver.
On some occasions, the individual may see threatening images or just ordinary pictures of people, situations or objects from the past. Although you can create an environment to manage wandering, you won't be able to control the person's hallucinations or prevent them from occurring. Ask a physician to evaluate the person to determine if medication is needed or might be causing the hallucinations. In some cases, hallucinations are caused by schizophrenia, a disease different from Alzheimer's. Have the person's eyesight or hearing checked or make sure that the person wears her glasses or hearing aid on a regular basis.