Fortunately my father in law's care home is very near to where we live.
He seems to appreciate regular visits.
However, his dementia problem has become really severe so that when we speak to him he often looks very confused. For example it's as if he's struggling to remember names of people who are in his immediate circle. Telling us anything about his daily life is more or less impossible other than a few stock remarks. ('The food is good. The people are kind.) Because he is physically frail and the weather is so cold, taking him out in a wheelchair doesn't seem that viable.
We just are at a bit of a loss and don't know quite what to do. Any ideas
(It is possible that other people with memory problems of this kind are chatty but in a repetitive sort of way which doesn't necessarily make much sense. But my father in law just seems very very absent.)
He seems to appreciate regular visits.
However, his dementia problem has become really severe so that when we speak to him he often looks very confused. For example it's as if he's struggling to remember names of people who are in his immediate circle. Telling us anything about his daily life is more or less impossible other than a few stock remarks. ('The food is good. The people are kind.) Because he is physically frail and the weather is so cold, taking him out in a wheelchair doesn't seem that viable.
We just are at a bit of a loss and don't know quite what to do. Any ideas
(It is possible that other people with memory problems of this kind are chatty but in a repetitive sort of way which doesn't necessarily make much sense. But my father in law just seems very very absent.)