Hi there,
A few years ago this forum was a lifeline when my great aunt had dementia. Sadly her sister has just been diagnosed as having a mix of Alzheimers/vascular dementia and as a family we are trying to do our best for her.
She lives in Scotland (Fife area) and the council have sent in a team to assess her for 5 days a week for 6 weeks. I just wondered if anyone else had experienced this and if so, will they advise at the end of this what help can be offered or whether we need to think about a care home?
My aunt lives on her own and her nearest relative (my mum) is a 3 hour journey away. My mum is run ragged trying to visit my aunt every week or so and the strain is beginning to show.
I live in the West Midlands so trying to find out what information I can as my mum is finding it difficult to keep going.
Any thoughts on what we should be asking/finding out would be much appreciated. We are coming round to the realisation that a care home may be the next step. Would the assessment from the council recommend that if they felt she wasn't coping?
Many thanks
A few years ago this forum was a lifeline when my great aunt had dementia. Sadly her sister has just been diagnosed as having a mix of Alzheimers/vascular dementia and as a family we are trying to do our best for her.
She lives in Scotland (Fife area) and the council have sent in a team to assess her for 5 days a week for 6 weeks. I just wondered if anyone else had experienced this and if so, will they advise at the end of this what help can be offered or whether we need to think about a care home?
My aunt lives on her own and her nearest relative (my mum) is a 3 hour journey away. My mum is run ragged trying to visit my aunt every week or so and the strain is beginning to show.
I live in the West Midlands so trying to find out what information I can as my mum is finding it difficult to keep going.
Any thoughts on what we should be asking/finding out would be much appreciated. We are coming round to the realisation that a care home may be the next step. Would the assessment from the council recommend that if they felt she wasn't coping?
Many thanks