When you have serious cognitive decay from dementia? Absolutely.
They'll squeeze your hands hard enough to break bone, they almost physically can't not grab something with almost their entire strength from time to time. Any nurse in a nursing home can basically tell you that you might need at least one adult's full strength to try and break the grip of a patient. You might have to be careful letting them play with your kids because they can really hurt the children if they start squeezing the kids arms or hands... and can't let go.
When you have serious cognitive decay from dementia? Absolutely.
They'll squeeze your hands hard enough to break bone, they almost physically can't not grab something with almost their entire strength from time to time. Any nurse in a nursing home can basically tell you that you might need at least one adult's full strength to try and break the grip of a patient. You might have to be careful letting them play with your kids because they can really hurt the children if they start squeezing the kids arms or hands... and can't let go.