My dad has been in a care home for the past 15 months, where he has generally been settled and content. When he went in he had already been diagnosed with AZ, but was "not too bad", and the staff and his psychiatrist agreed that he could go into the residential wing.
Recently his condition seems to have got a bit worse, he is more difficult for the staff to deal with, is refusing help with personal care, and has been snappy with some of the other residents. The care manager has said it is now more appropriate that he move into the EMI unit, and that they can no longer give him the care he needs in the general wing.
I knew the EMI unit was there and might be needed one day, which was one of my reasons for choosing the home. I visited it at the time and met the manager, and it seemed very nice, well laid out and with a calm atmosphere and good staff.
So I think it is probably the right thing, but it still comes as a shock. I feel so sorry he had to move, he has a lovely room and has made a good friend in the residential wing, from whom he'll be separated. I'm worried he'll find the move disorienting, or be angry at why he is being manipulated. The saving grace is that his memory is so bad that, after a couple of days, he may be unaware he's moved. This was the case when he moved into the home originally.
I suppose I also feel I should uphold my father's dignity on his behalf, and that he is "not bad enough" to need the EMI unit - though probably this is just denial.
Anyone been through a similar transition and have any advance?
Recently his condition seems to have got a bit worse, he is more difficult for the staff to deal with, is refusing help with personal care, and has been snappy with some of the other residents. The care manager has said it is now more appropriate that he move into the EMI unit, and that they can no longer give him the care he needs in the general wing.
I knew the EMI unit was there and might be needed one day, which was one of my reasons for choosing the home. I visited it at the time and met the manager, and it seemed very nice, well laid out and with a calm atmosphere and good staff.
So I think it is probably the right thing, but it still comes as a shock. I feel so sorry he had to move, he has a lovely room and has made a good friend in the residential wing, from whom he'll be separated. I'm worried he'll find the move disorienting, or be angry at why he is being manipulated. The saving grace is that his memory is so bad that, after a couple of days, he may be unaware he's moved. This was the case when he moved into the home originally.
I suppose I also feel I should uphold my father's dignity on his behalf, and that he is "not bad enough" to need the EMI unit - though probably this is just denial.
Anyone been through a similar transition and have any advance?