My father is particularly anxious. I had thought that he was anxious because his dementia meant he struggled getting through simple tasks / daily living.
His home is 200 miles away from where I live. He had care four times a day and I went every other weekend and was always on call.
The combination of these two factors made me feel that being in a care home near me might be better for both of us (I am an only chid and my mother died 3 years ago).
He has settled in very badly, is far more anxious and his dementia has deteriorated markedly. I now think that anxiety is how his dementia manifests itself. He's always going to be anxious and this is stressful for him.
My mission is therefore how to make him least distressed. I am thinking of moving him back to his home where he lived for 50 years (he's been in the home for two months). He'd have almost constant care, with someone sleeping overnight.
I wondered if anyone had had any experience of moving someone into a care home and then moving them back home and what they could share on this experience. Thank you to anyone that responds.
His home is 200 miles away from where I live. He had care four times a day and I went every other weekend and was always on call.
The combination of these two factors made me feel that being in a care home near me might be better for both of us (I am an only chid and my mother died 3 years ago).
He has settled in very badly, is far more anxious and his dementia has deteriorated markedly. I now think that anxiety is how his dementia manifests itself. He's always going to be anxious and this is stressful for him.
My mission is therefore how to make him least distressed. I am thinking of moving him back to his home where he lived for 50 years (he's been in the home for two months). He'd have almost constant care, with someone sleeping overnight.
I wondered if anyone had had any experience of moving someone into a care home and then moving them back home and what they could share on this experience. Thank you to anyone that responds.