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Home carers
- Thread starter PODGEO
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Home live in care can be a very mixed bag. The first live in carer coped very well with my mum's challenging behaviour[hitting my dad] but the second did not .Both came from the same agency. After we parted company with the second carer for many reasons the agency could not find anyone who wanted to take my parents on.Nor did other agencies. But they did not specialise in dementia care -I have found an agency that does and if you pm me I can give you their name. Having said that my mum was put on Citralopam and the violence has retreated and we are managing with a small amount of daily care. See if you can find the triggers for the behaviour .
Take care -not a fun situation to be in if you read my previous posts.
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Take care -not a fun situation to be in if you read my previous posts.
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DEAR DOODLE 1
i WOULD LIKE to pm you, but what dies that mean ?? !!I would like the name of an agency which specialises in dementia home care; we live in Staffordshire; near Lichfield
The only specialist care available is from the community dementia team, their support worker is wonderful; no charge obviously for this input, but he is only available for very limited periods , of time.........the CDT agree wth me that all or most of the local care agencies (private;charge up to £16 an hour) have NO DEMENTIA TRAINING whatsoever !! what a scandalous situation !
Regards
podgeo
i WOULD LIKE to pm you, but what dies that mean ?? !!I would like the name of an agency which specialises in dementia home care; we live in Staffordshire; near Lichfield
The only specialist care available is from the community dementia team, their support worker is wonderful; no charge obviously for this input, but he is only available for very limited periods , of time.........the CDT agree wth me that all or most of the local care agencies (private;charge up to £16 an hour) have NO DEMENTIA TRAINING whatsoever !! what a scandalous situation !
Regards
podgeo
Home live in care can be a very mixed bag. The first live in carer coped very well with my mum's challenging behaviour[hitting my dad] but the second did not .Both came from the same agency. After we parted company with the second carer for many reasons the agency could not find anyone who wanted to take my parents on.Nor did other agencies. But they did not specialise in dementia care -I have found an agency that does and if you pm me I can give you their name. Having said that my mum was put on Citralopam and the violence has retreated and we are managing with a small amount of daily care. See if you can find the triggers for the behaviour .
Take care -not a fun situation to be in if you read my previous posts.
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Hi there
pm means private message to me if you click on private messages just under forum home you should get to me .Tell me what you mean by challenging behaviour and I will try to help. I am away on hols [please ,please let nothing go wrong ] from tomorrow for a week but I will look at my emails.Sending you big hugs, rotten situation to be in.
pm means private message to me if you click on private messages just under forum home you should get to me .Tell me what you mean by challenging behaviour and I will try to help. I am away on hols [please ,please let nothing go wrong ] from tomorrow for a week but I will look at my emails.Sending you big hugs, rotten situation to be in.
You might find that an agency who work with younger adults and people with learning difficulties have staff trained to manage challenging behaviour.
However in a care home setting once some one becomes challenging you are often recommended to move to specialist nursing care. You might need to look at a nursing agency to find the right person.
However in a care home setting once some one becomes challenging you are often recommended to move to specialist nursing care. You might need to look at a nursing agency to find the right person.
hi again doodle 1
I have failed with private messages; I am just not computer literate
My husband's challenging behaviour consisted of lashing out when unable to communicate, when carer did not understand him, and when carer "invaded " his private space.
I can understand the triggers; they do not, ie the carers. I am not perfect !! he lashes out at me when he does not recognise me...............!
The carers have no understanding of he different reality of the world of a dementia sufferer; they do not recognise that every person is an individual, that every personality is formed by previous childhood, education, work and interests. They have no idea whatsoever of reality orientation, resolution therapy; validation therapy. Thaey barely have an O LEVEL, when they come into the complex situation of dementia...........how are they ever going to get trained ?
I am glad to know that I am not the only one with such frustrations. Social services locally are absolutely useless. If I id not have support from the Community Dementia Team, I would go under
It is good to be able to "yell out " on this forum
Podgeo
I have failed with private messages; I am just not computer literate
My husband's challenging behaviour consisted of lashing out when unable to communicate, when carer did not understand him, and when carer "invaded " his private space.
I can understand the triggers; they do not, ie the carers. I am not perfect !! he lashes out at me when he does not recognise me...............!
The carers have no understanding of he different reality of the world of a dementia sufferer; they do not recognise that every person is an individual, that every personality is formed by previous childhood, education, work and interests. They have no idea whatsoever of reality orientation, resolution therapy; validation therapy. Thaey barely have an O LEVEL, when they come into the complex situation of dementia...........how are they ever going to get trained ?
I am glad to know that I am not the only one with such frustrations. Social services locally are absolutely useless. If I id not have support from the Community Dementia Team, I would go under
It is good to be able to "yell out " on this forum
Podgeo
Home live in care can be a very mixed bag. The first live in carer coped very well with my mum's challenging behaviour[hitting my dad] but the second did not .Both came from the same agency. After we parted company with the second carer for many reasons the agency could not find anyone who wanted to take my parents on.Nor did other agencies. But they did not specialise in dementia care -I have found an agency that does and if you pm me I can give you their name. Having said that my mum was put on Citralopam and the violence has retreated and we are managing with a small amount of daily care. See if you can find the triggers for the behaviour .
Take care -not a fun situation to be in if you read my previous posts.
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