Hi
@Karen Atkinson I could write a thesis on my interactions with Hospital social worker and my husband's case was unusual as we were unknown to social services. He had had Parkinsons for 19 years and Parkinson dementia for 6. He then developed vascular dementia and was admitted to hospital following a fall.
I was told within 8 days in a crowded corridor that he would never come home again. This was when it kicked in about the fact that we hadn't been using carers and social services didn't "know us".
I also think that social workers should be more focused on the client's needs. As someone who has survived their brutal process their only concern is staying in budget. I don't drive (almost a crime I felt) and Homes chosen would be a journey of 2 hours each way.
Luckily for us my husband's psychosis and general disruptive behaviour was such that only a really nice local home would take him.
He is much more settled and my visits really matter to him and me because we still love each other. Dementia doesn't always take that away.