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Homing for a young man with FTD

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clarkieclarkie1
on 11-04-2012 at 07:18 PM (302 Views)
Hi everyone,

This is my first time on this site and I was hoping someone might be able to help. I'm 25 years old and supporting my dad who is 44 with Dementia. His wife did care for him (if you could call it that) for about one year until she decided 6 months ago that she had had enough and asked me to take over the care. She has since not had anything to do with my dad and we seem to be getting on ok working through everything but it would just be nice to have people to talk to who are in a similar position. I'm currently trying to get in touch with his social worker to arrange funding for supported housing but because of his age I feel like I'm constantly hitting a brick wall so if anyone could help or has any advice it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

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  1. sue38's Avatar
    Hi,

    Welcome to Talking Point (TP) .

    I just noticed that you are a new member and made your first entry in a blog, which is great.

    The blog area doesn't get as many views as the main support forum, so if you do want to 'introduce yourself' to other members, you may want to make a posting in the main forum area.

    To get to the support area, click this link:

    http://forum.alzheimers.org.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=25

    and then click on the ‘+Post new thread’ button in grey (this turns green when you hover your mouse over it):

    Hope this helps!

    Best wishes
  2. supernurse's Avatar
    Dear Clarkieclarkie1
    Hang in there with your Dad its hard graft trying to get support services for one so young and affected by Alzheimers. Keep plugging away at it and try the adult care services with your local council they might be able to do something.

    You are not alone so its a case of keep on going. My husband is just 50 and has Familial Alzheimers disease so I knoe how hard it is to find resources.

    Good luck and keep in touch

    Supernurse
  3. clarkieclarkie1's Avatar
    Thank you both for your comments. It helps already to see that people do read what you say and care about your position. I hope you both enjoy your day