Hello
I have not been on this for a while, but decided to start a new thread, my mother passed away in March 2013 in a residential home with Dementia as one of the items on the death certificate. My dad was diagnosed with Vascular Dementia December 2012 he had his own home but has been in a Nursing/Care home for just over a year and is self funding with the proceeds of his home sale (which is disappearing fast)
The main reason I need some advise is two weeks ago he has developed a rather nasty water infection (he is incontinent/has arthritis/catharacts/gloucoma/and is deaf in both ears) and started a course of antibiotics then a chest infection with more antibiotics, he has been bed ridden since, he started another antibiotic last week, he is talking a lot of gibberish and is not really eating and drinking properly, he is a big man (88) and the last time his Dementia was reviewed it is on the borderline of Moderate, I am really worried that this is the start of being permanently in bed as he seems to be getting very stiff
Any advise will be helpful
Thanks
Rowtalk
I have not been on this for a while, but decided to start a new thread, my mother passed away in March 2013 in a residential home with Dementia as one of the items on the death certificate. My dad was diagnosed with Vascular Dementia December 2012 he had his own home but has been in a Nursing/Care home for just over a year and is self funding with the proceeds of his home sale (which is disappearing fast)
The main reason I need some advise is two weeks ago he has developed a rather nasty water infection (he is incontinent/has arthritis/catharacts/gloucoma/and is deaf in both ears) and started a course of antibiotics then a chest infection with more antibiotics, he has been bed ridden since, he started another antibiotic last week, he is talking a lot of gibberish and is not really eating and drinking properly, he is a big man (88) and the last time his Dementia was reviewed it is on the borderline of Moderate, I am really worried that this is the start of being permanently in bed as he seems to be getting very stiff
Any advise will be helpful
Thanks
Rowtalk