My Dad is currently in a CH on respite suffering from Alzheimer’s and cancer which isn’t being treated. About a week ago he got a chest infection and had antibiotics which didn’t work. A doctor visited on Wednesday prescribed a different antibiotic and said he wasn’t end of life. He’s not really eating, only a yogurt and a slice of toast. He’s only averaging about 400ml of water a day. However when we visited yesterday dad was very agitated saying he would be dead by morning, asking us to pray for him (he’s an atheist), coughing up phlegm, too hot and then too cold. The carers have been struggling to get him to take his tablets and he’s calling them every horrible name under the sun.
Today during our visit the carers tried to give liquid paracetamol he did cough some of it back up. Still agitated and coughing up phlegm. The home called 111 to request liquid antibiotic which they think he might take better. The home just called to say a GP will come out today and he may have to go to hospital. We have already said we don’t want him going into hospital. We have both LPAs.
Also we have a permanent place at another CH for him and he’s supposed to move on Monday but we don’t think he will be well enough to travel. The current home cannot use syringe drivers
Dad has been losing weight for about 5 months. Last Saturday he was 7st 2lb and the week before 7st 9 lb and he says he has no appetite for any type of food.
How do you when someone is end of life? His quality of life is zero and he’s too weak to get out of bed
Today during our visit the carers tried to give liquid paracetamol he did cough some of it back up. Still agitated and coughing up phlegm. The home called 111 to request liquid antibiotic which they think he might take better. The home just called to say a GP will come out today and he may have to go to hospital. We have already said we don’t want him going into hospital. We have both LPAs.
Also we have a permanent place at another CH for him and he’s supposed to move on Monday but we don’t think he will be well enough to travel. The current home cannot use syringe drivers
Dad has been losing weight for about 5 months. Last Saturday he was 7st 2lb and the week before 7st 9 lb and he says he has no appetite for any type of food.
How do you when someone is end of life? His quality of life is zero and he’s too weak to get out of bed