Re: Caring fror your alzheimers partner
My husband's brother, who is 80 this year and much older than him, has dementia and some physical problems. It is very hard on his poor wife, who isn't in the best of health herself. She insists on looking after him without help but I know their children are very concerned about this state of affairs, and think he will have to go into a care home before long. They don't think their mother will cope with him for much longer.Re: Caring fror your alzheimers partner
My Father had the same task with my Mother, and it is a very tough task, eventually it was too much for him at his age so we all decided the best thing to do was have our Mother taken care of professionally in a good hospital, she was really out of it by then and died a month later. Like you say it is a tough one and I'm sure I would do the same as your friend and my Dad, but in the end I think I would have to get the professionals in, it's a very sad state of affairs and it can happen to anyone.Re: Caring fror your alzheimers partner
my mate and his wife live in a high rise flat - once they are locked in she is safe but before he put in more stringent safe guards she did leave the flat on two occasions and disappeared for 12 hrs at a stretch which involved the police scouring the countryside - she was an excellent and strong walker but looked quiet disheveled on her return by the police. he now takes greater precautions.Re: Caring fror your alzheimers partner
there is no doubt in my mind that home care by a loving partner is always the best option. I too have worked in OPH's and no matter how good the individual stops being an individual and becomes one of 30. the quiet ones are usually ignored and the rowdy ones sedated.Re: Caring fror your alzheimers partner
One of australias notable authors and historian has written a piece on ageing , home care and respite care. She is 88 yrs old and living alone at home but has agency care paid for by the govt [and why not?] but she is still of active mind and decide to spend a week in an OPH to compare the difference.Thread Tools | |
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