this is my first post. sorry if it has very obvious questions in.
my mother is 59 - she has early onset Alzheimer's. my father is retired and cares for her. she needs company and supervision at all times - for example she would not eat unless he was there to cook for her and put it in front of her.
this might sound stupid, but I'm worried about my father more. My mum's situation is awful but she is being cared for, but I know my dad must feel constricted, and alone, and frustrated, and tired, and starved of company and conversation.
Question: is there such a thing as a carer or nurse who could come and sit with my mother sometimes? and supervise her, and be trained and qualified to care for her, even for a few hours a week so my dad can get out and go shopping / walking / visit friends / see a film etc. Or some kind of centre she could stay at for a day, with people who know how to approach and handle her without her feeling threatened or abandoned.
where do I (and my father when he's ready) start looking for something like that?
my mother is 59 - she has early onset Alzheimer's. my father is retired and cares for her. she needs company and supervision at all times - for example she would not eat unless he was there to cook for her and put it in front of her.
this might sound stupid, but I'm worried about my father more. My mum's situation is awful but she is being cared for, but I know my dad must feel constricted, and alone, and frustrated, and tired, and starved of company and conversation.
Question: is there such a thing as a carer or nurse who could come and sit with my mother sometimes? and supervise her, and be trained and qualified to care for her, even for a few hours a week so my dad can get out and go shopping / walking / visit friends / see a film etc. Or some kind of centre she could stay at for a day, with people who know how to approach and handle her without her feeling threatened or abandoned.
where do I (and my father when he's ready) start looking for something like that?