Hello everyone,
I've just registered here today... Hello! I've come looking for some information or advice.......
My mum's brother was diagnosed with advanced Alz in Dec 2013 and is in a very bad way. He lives alone, nowhere close to family so we're completely in the hands of Social Services. We have recently agreed Agency Care following a trial period and my Uncle should be getting 1 meal cooked a day (breakfast). We're not sure that this is happening, and I've asked SS for an Activity Log as we have had a lot of issues with them being unable to use the keys provided. Seriously.
Mum said when she went to visit on Monday, there was a raw sausage on the couch, the breakfast stuff in the fridge was untouched and the bread was mouldy. Mum said she cooked him a breakfast and he scoffed it. Then they went out shopping and when they returned he only had his coat on, on top. No vest or shirt or jumper and was freezing. He has lost most of his speech and is very confused.
He is no longer able to switch the telly on. So sits alone in his flat all day long. Not even the telly on to provide a bit of background noise.
He has no money to self fund living in a care home and SS say he is okay to live by himself with the care in place. We've had issues with him locking himself out, no replies from SS visits, so we've installed a key safe. We've also installed a telephone line for the emergency services alarm things.
SS won't answer the question about what flags or behaviours need to be demonstrated before they consider moving him in to residential care. My mum is distraught to think that he may be so hungry he's eating raw food out of the fridge.
SS won't listen and keep fobbing us off. Yet ring us at all hours when the carers cant get in the flat. So you put in a written complaint. With no apology they just say so do you want to be taken off the contact list? Not really the point, and I feel terrible saying yes, because what if there was a real emergency.
Anyway does anyone have anything similar to compare?
Sorry for whinging........!!
Thank you
I've just registered here today... Hello! I've come looking for some information or advice.......
My mum's brother was diagnosed with advanced Alz in Dec 2013 and is in a very bad way. He lives alone, nowhere close to family so we're completely in the hands of Social Services. We have recently agreed Agency Care following a trial period and my Uncle should be getting 1 meal cooked a day (breakfast). We're not sure that this is happening, and I've asked SS for an Activity Log as we have had a lot of issues with them being unable to use the keys provided. Seriously.
Mum said when she went to visit on Monday, there was a raw sausage on the couch, the breakfast stuff in the fridge was untouched and the bread was mouldy. Mum said she cooked him a breakfast and he scoffed it. Then they went out shopping and when they returned he only had his coat on, on top. No vest or shirt or jumper and was freezing. He has lost most of his speech and is very confused.
He is no longer able to switch the telly on. So sits alone in his flat all day long. Not even the telly on to provide a bit of background noise.
He has no money to self fund living in a care home and SS say he is okay to live by himself with the care in place. We've had issues with him locking himself out, no replies from SS visits, so we've installed a key safe. We've also installed a telephone line for the emergency services alarm things.
SS won't answer the question about what flags or behaviours need to be demonstrated before they consider moving him in to residential care. My mum is distraught to think that he may be so hungry he's eating raw food out of the fridge.
SS won't listen and keep fobbing us off. Yet ring us at all hours when the carers cant get in the flat. So you put in a written complaint. With no apology they just say so do you want to be taken off the contact list? Not really the point, and I feel terrible saying yes, because what if there was a real emergency.
Anyway does anyone have anything similar to compare?
Sorry for whinging........!!
Thank you