New member - dad with vascular dimentia
- Thread starter Kathleen s
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Hello and welcome @Kathleen s
Your poor dad. It's wonderful that he has you looking out for him.
You might like to post more about his situation in our 'I care for a person with dementia' forum area here: https://forum.alzheimers.org.uk/forums/i-care-for-a-person-with-dementia.70/
I just wanted to let you know that you are in the right place to receive support and advice. Dementia Support Forum is an online peer support community which means there is always somebody around to lend a listening ear.
Your poor dad. It's wonderful that he has you looking out for him.
You might like to post more about his situation in our 'I care for a person with dementia' forum area here: https://forum.alzheimers.org.uk/forums/i-care-for-a-person-with-dementia.70/
I just wanted to let you know that you are in the right place to receive support and advice. Dementia Support Forum is an online peer support community which means there is always somebody around to lend a listening ear.
Welcome! My Dad also has vascular dementia and lives alone at home. We have carers going x3 a day, which he hates, but has been good in terms of him now taking his medication correctly; they try to track if he is eating at least something, and there have been some days when he DOES need their input and he allows them to help him physically. If the carers were not there/available, then I would have to trek out 40 miles and bring my husband to help me.
Does your Dad have care visits at home? What kind of support do you think he and you would need, ideally?
Welcome from me too @Kathleen s.
I was also wondering if your dad has care visits at home. If not then it would be a good idea to have a care needs assessment done. If you are in England then this link might be of help -
www.alzheimers.org.uk
I was also wondering if your dad has care visits at home. If not then it would be a good idea to have a care needs assessment done. If you are in England then this link might be of help -
Assessment for care and support in England
What are care assessments and how can people with dementia and their carers access them? This information is for care and support in England.
www.alzheimers.org.uk
Hello @Kathleen s and welcome to the Dementia Support Forum. I am sorry to read about your dad, it must be so difficult to try to care for him from a distance.
I think that the first thing that you should do is to arrange a needs assessment for your dad and possibly a carers assessment for yourself by contacting your local adult social services. I have attached a link below as to how you would go about this.
www.alzheimers.org.uk
It is also a good idea to ensure that the various legal issues are sorted, such as updated wills and Power of Attorney for both finance and health, these need to be done whilst the person has the capacity to understand what they are signing.
Your dad might also be entitled to Attendance Allowance, and again I have attached a link about this.
www.gov.uk
I hope that this helps a little, it is always hard to know what to do following a diagnosis of dementia so please keep in contact with us if we can help in any way.
I think that the first thing that you should do is to arrange a needs assessment for your dad and possibly a carers assessment for yourself by contacting your local adult social services. I have attached a link below as to how you would go about this.
Assessment for care and support in England
What are care assessments and how can people with dementia and their carers access them? This information is for care and support in England.
www.alzheimers.org.uk
It is also a good idea to ensure that the various legal issues are sorted, such as updated wills and Power of Attorney for both finance and health, these need to be done whilst the person has the capacity to understand what they are signing.
Your dad might also be entitled to Attendance Allowance, and again I have attached a link about this.
Attendance Allowance
Attendance Allowance helps pay for your personal care if you've reached State Pension age and are disabled - rates, eligibility, apply, claim form AA1.
I hope that this helps a little, it is always hard to know what to do following a diagnosis of dementia so please keep in contact with us if we can help in any way.
