My mum and I are now going through the heart breaking realisation that dad can’t come home from hospital. As part of this process we are now looking for a nursing / care home which can cater for early onset dementia and has modern approaches, prioritising personalised levels of interaction and high levels of intervention. My dad is in the advanced stages and is only 72. Our worst nightmare would be if Dad went to a home with high backs chairs whereby everyone sits around in a circle watching TV all day.
Dad is currently in hospital. They’re the best we could hope for but we are really worried about the impact being in that environment will have on him, whereby he is not taken outside and whereby stimulation is provided for only 1-2 hours a day with all the rest of the time the men just sitting watching TV.
The psychiatrist told us care homes would not provide a higher level of interaction. We have been to the most expensive care homes and they all promise personalised approaches with extensive OT / social interaction plans.
Do you think that’s a lie? Are we really expecting too much, are they just telling us what we want to hear?
Our heart breaks with the thought Dads life now is just a care home with no access to the real world
Any thoughts gratefully received.
Dad is currently in hospital. They’re the best we could hope for but we are really worried about the impact being in that environment will have on him, whereby he is not taken outside and whereby stimulation is provided for only 1-2 hours a day with all the rest of the time the men just sitting watching TV.
The psychiatrist told us care homes would not provide a higher level of interaction. We have been to the most expensive care homes and they all promise personalised approaches with extensive OT / social interaction plans.
Do you think that’s a lie? Are we really expecting too much, are they just telling us what we want to hear?
Our heart breaks with the thought Dads life now is just a care home with no access to the real world
Any thoughts gratefully received.