My Grandma got diagnosed with Alzheimer’s a few years ago. She is in the mild stage I would say - doesn’t always retain the conversation and forgets a few things about the day but she’s not severe yet. She does however forget she has Alzheimer’s so does not factor this in her decision making. Unfortunately her legs have started to give up on her ever since lockdown and she now uses a zimmer and struggles to get up the stairs. She lives with her partner who does the caring albeit he’s also over 80.
We are having the family debate of stairlift vs adding a bathroom downstairs (more like a wetroom). Her partner is nagging us to buy a stairlift - I think because he’s scared of her falling down the stairs and it’s inconvenient for him to have to stand behind her every time when they go upstairs. There’s also an option of adding a downstairs bathroom which will reduce the need for her to go upstairs in the day so adds practical value in the future if she comes to losing the use of her legs & requires a wheelchair and being moved to live downstairs.
Her partner is a bit of a nuisance and is obsessed with getting a stairlift although I think he is thinking about the now and not the future. I think he spends all day whispering in her ear about how she needs a stairlift and would never want to live downstairs (she might not have a choice one day!).
Does anyone have experience of something similar or has been through the same situation and can advise what they found best? At the moment everyone is arguing about it so I would be grateful for the opinions of others who have been through this. I should add I’ve recently referred my Grandma for an at home assessment with an OT via the council.
We are having the family debate of stairlift vs adding a bathroom downstairs (more like a wetroom). Her partner is nagging us to buy a stairlift - I think because he’s scared of her falling down the stairs and it’s inconvenient for him to have to stand behind her every time when they go upstairs. There’s also an option of adding a downstairs bathroom which will reduce the need for her to go upstairs in the day so adds practical value in the future if she comes to losing the use of her legs & requires a wheelchair and being moved to live downstairs.
Her partner is a bit of a nuisance and is obsessed with getting a stairlift although I think he is thinking about the now and not the future. I think he spends all day whispering in her ear about how she needs a stairlift and would never want to live downstairs (she might not have a choice one day!).
Does anyone have experience of something similar or has been through the same situation and can advise what they found best? At the moment everyone is arguing about it so I would be grateful for the opinions of others who have been through this. I should add I’ve recently referred my Grandma for an at home assessment with an OT via the council.
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