My Granddad has vascular dementia, he still lives in his home with my Grandma, so she looks after him everyday. We try and go up every weekend and we call Grandma every three days or so, sometimes more. We cannot see them as much as we'd like as it's difficult to make plans around our working hours, but Grandma is ok with this as she knows we'll be up in no time if she needed us.
Now I need some advice: Mum and I had a little talk about what else we could do to help as Grandma struggles with Granddad sometimes as he can get snappy and he just talks about one subject all day, but neither of them or us want to put him in a home yet as she isn't ready. Does anyone on here stay over at their parents/grandparents house for a night or so during the week to give
the other person some respite? We think it'll really help both him and her as I could stay on a Friday night, help with dinner and keep them both company, it'll give grandma some time to get her things done whilst I sit with granddad. Does this sound good? If so, how do I mention this to Grandma in a way that won't make it sound patronising?
Thanks!
Emily
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Now I need some advice: Mum and I had a little talk about what else we could do to help as Grandma struggles with Granddad sometimes as he can get snappy and he just talks about one subject all day, but neither of them or us want to put him in a home yet as she isn't ready. Does anyone on here stay over at their parents/grandparents house for a night or so during the week to give
the other person some respite? We think it'll really help both him and her as I could stay on a Friday night, help with dinner and keep them both company, it'll give grandma some time to get her things done whilst I sit with granddad. Does this sound good? If so, how do I mention this to Grandma in a way that won't make it sound patronising?
Thanks!
Emily
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