Hi everyone!
First off, Dad (vascular dementia with Lewy Bodies)is in a wonderful nursing home and I can't praise the staff enough - he even has one-to-one care for 6 hours a day BUT his behaviour is generally getting worse because the poor man keeps getting up thinking he can still walk, and of course falling.
He's so frustrated - the home has tried everything to help, but of course they can't strap him into his chair/bed and the manager now thinks that he'll have to have a 'soft room' and spend a lot more time in it.
He already has a large soft mattress on the floor of his room which he sleeps on and most of the furniture has been removed for his safety.
He's a quiet sort of chap often upset by the noise other residents make, but it's awful to think of him shut in a 'padded cell' for most of the day.
There really are no solutions with this horrible illness?!
Anyone else been through this type of thing?
First off, Dad (vascular dementia with Lewy Bodies)is in a wonderful nursing home and I can't praise the staff enough - he even has one-to-one care for 6 hours a day BUT his behaviour is generally getting worse because the poor man keeps getting up thinking he can still walk, and of course falling.
He's so frustrated - the home has tried everything to help, but of course they can't strap him into his chair/bed and the manager now thinks that he'll have to have a 'soft room' and spend a lot more time in it.
He already has a large soft mattress on the floor of his room which he sleeps on and most of the furniture has been removed for his safety.
He's a quiet sort of chap often upset by the noise other residents make, but it's awful to think of him shut in a 'padded cell' for most of the day.
There really are no solutions with this horrible illness?!
Anyone else been through this type of thing?
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