Hi
I thought I would start a new thread, I am not new to this site but haven't posted for a while just a quick recap - Dad is 89 has has VD for 3 years he is in a Nursing Home that is at present been branded inadequate, he is self funding and am thinking of looking elsewhere. He is very hard of hearing, has arthritis, partially sighted, and has low blood pressure when he stands, and they think he has a problem with his heart, has an appointment with the cardiologist in Feb.
My main problem at the moment is the falls he keeps having they informed me of the last one which was on Christmas night (the 8th that I know of) this resulted in another bang to the head which bled and is about 2 cm wide.
Surely this is not good for Vascular Dementia???
I am really worried about this - should I get him out of there or speak to his GP and ask for a head scan - I am his POA for finance but not for health. He has had an assessment and in her opinion he has lost his mental capacity for making his own decisions, he is also Latvian and goes back to his mother tongue now very frequently and I really don't think he recognises me anymore even though I go to see him three times a week
Any help will be appreciated
I thought I would start a new thread, I am not new to this site but haven't posted for a while just a quick recap - Dad is 89 has has VD for 3 years he is in a Nursing Home that is at present been branded inadequate, he is self funding and am thinking of looking elsewhere. He is very hard of hearing, has arthritis, partially sighted, and has low blood pressure when he stands, and they think he has a problem with his heart, has an appointment with the cardiologist in Feb.
My main problem at the moment is the falls he keeps having they informed me of the last one which was on Christmas night (the 8th that I know of) this resulted in another bang to the head which bled and is about 2 cm wide.
Surely this is not good for Vascular Dementia???
I am really worried about this - should I get him out of there or speak to his GP and ask for a head scan - I am his POA for finance but not for health. He has had an assessment and in her opinion he has lost his mental capacity for making his own decisions, he is also Latvian and goes back to his mother tongue now very frequently and I really don't think he recognises me anymore even though I go to see him three times a week
Any help will be appreciated