vascular dementia

I have a power of attorney in place for my mum who has had vascular dementia since 2021. We have been trying to get help for her since. She is housebound and confined to her bedroom in a three story townhouse which is unsafe. and she has a number of other health issues. She has refused carers...

Hi, I was diagnosed yesterday with vascular dementia and I still haven't quite got my head around it. I am 47 (48 in 2 weeks) and am a single parent to my 16 year old son who has complex special needs. My specialist seems to think I have many years ahead of me before things progress, but...

Hi there. New to the site. Dad has vascular dementia and taking its toll on me as his caregiver.

My darling dad with vascular dementia had a 3 week hospital stay over Christmas and had to be discharged into a nursing home for end of life care. He developed challenging behaviours in hospital as he wanted to leave and be with mum (who has Alzheimer’s herself). He is deteriorating rapidly...

Afternoon all, My Dad is currently in his 5th year of a Vascular Dementia diagnosis following a stroke. I have been his main carer since 2019. He is 74 and his symptoms so far - cognitively, the thing he struggles with the most is not being able to understand numbers so cannot keep appointments...

Hello, My husband just been diagnosed with vascular dementia and he can be nice but he is becoming more aggressive & angry over the least bit thing. I am now struggling with it all. nearly 2 years keeping to myself and feeling alone. His family are nice but they are too busy to help. It...

My wife Pat has Vascular Dementia and has been in a specialist Care Home for nearly 4 months. Pat is in a room on her own, with very limited mobility and strength, so either in bed or out in a chair all day. The staff pop in to check Pat and give her food and drinks and medication. Apart from...

Hi everyone. I am Mike and my wife Pat and I were both born on 15 January 1937, so 87 in a week! We have been married for 66 years. Pat has Vascular dementia and is now in a care home, against my wishes!

Hello everyone, I’m hoping to get some advice please. My Nan has vascular dementia and relatively poor mobility. We’re trying all we can to support her to remain in her own home for as long as it’s viable and she is safe. As part of this, she has an alarm worn on her wrist which she can...

My Mother in law has been diagnosed with vascular dementia. She lives in her own home. And we now have carers 3x a day. Plus we have made arrangements for someone to be with her overnight, and 4 days a week for up to 5 hours. 3x a week my husband and I stay overnight with her when we are...

My husband has vascular dementia and is quite far along the path. His speech no longer makes any sense to me - it is random words strung together and he is so upset when I can't understand him. Are there any ways round this given he obviously can't write or anything? He gets very frustrated...

My dad got have Vascular dementia and can't get him to go to sleep and tonight he hit my in the face he always having a go at me and I cant do this anymore, I lost my mum in January this year and my dad got worse I can't sleep bacuse he keeping up up every night and don't know what to do need...

My 75 year old wife has recently been diagnosed with mixed Alzheimer's and vascular dementia, although I first noticed symptoms seven years ago. She is, thankfully, still positive although she is forgetful and sometimes confused. But since her diagnosis, we have met a number of lovely people...

Hi everyone, I have been diagnosed with vascular dementia I'm 58 years old. I suffer from migraines as well. Just like to chat to get more information about vascular dementia. Thanks 😊

Hi - I am new to the forum. My mum is 83. She has vascular dementia. I think she is nearing end of life. She has had dementia now for 5 years. She is bedridden. She doesn't speak much. She eats small amounts most times. I just don't know how much worse she can get or how much time we have left...

Hello all, We are five years down the road with our Vascular Dementia journey with mum. Things could be a lot worse. One new behaviour I wanted to ask folks about is drinking and swallowing. Mum eats and drinks without problems as the strokes affected her language and one arm only and mum...

Good morning, I’m new to the forum and hoped someone might have some advice. My mother in law has vascular dementia and is becoming increasingly confused. She is in denial about her diagnosis and believes there is nothing wrong. She has started to wander at all times of the day, looking for her...

This forum was recommended to me by a friend who has been through the same experience, she said it helped such a lot to be able to talk to people who had had similar experiences. Dad is 90, diabetic and has vascular dementia. Mum (87) did an amazing job caring for him at home until three weeks...

This is the first time posting to a forum like this for me, I care for my Father who (after much pushing) has been recently diagnosed with moderate mixed dementia. He has a mix of Alzheimer's and Vascular dementia. I am a middle-aged woman with a full time job, and I am finding it increasingly...

Hello, I am hoping someone can help.. my mum has vascular psychosis/dementia and is now in a care home after being in hospital and sectioned. She is being funded for the care home under 117 funding and we have now sold her house so I’m just updating dwp. I was advised by social worker months ago...