I am absolutely raging at the care home my hubby has been in for over a year,
unfortuneately I can't move him anywhere else. They are quite good in other ways.
He has advanced Alzheimers, coeliac disease and has been glucose intolerant for several years.
He is supposed to be on a low fat, low salt and low sugar diet, with loads of fruit and veg. and he has not been according to his menu sheets which I had to moan for months to get a copy of.
He has been getting sweetened fruit, not fresh and sugar in tea, even although he never took sugar, I am sick of saying that too when I go to visit (oh scream here) and the odd banana.
Weight loss has been going on for months, down to just over 9 stone, but the home always say he is getting enough for his needs.
His latest blood tests show iron deficiency and all his vitamins and stuff are low,
and his sugar level is raised, I have had a phone call from his doctor.
Likely will now be diabetic when the second blood test results come through.
Dietician called and put the weight loss down to recent change to mashed food, only been a few weeks.
Home are now agreeing after all this time and much moaning from me, to increase fruit and veg and hopefully add some kind of good red meat.
I will be checking up on this.
They are supposed to be trained up on coeliac disease diets and have a certificate.
I feel like reporting all this to somebody. Guess I am just letting off steam.
Thanks for your web site, I often browse but have never posted before.
Nell.
unfortuneately I can't move him anywhere else. They are quite good in other ways.
He has advanced Alzheimers, coeliac disease and has been glucose intolerant for several years.
He is supposed to be on a low fat, low salt and low sugar diet, with loads of fruit and veg. and he has not been according to his menu sheets which I had to moan for months to get a copy of.
He has been getting sweetened fruit, not fresh and sugar in tea, even although he never took sugar, I am sick of saying that too when I go to visit (oh scream here) and the odd banana.
Weight loss has been going on for months, down to just over 9 stone, but the home always say he is getting enough for his needs.
His latest blood tests show iron deficiency and all his vitamins and stuff are low,
and his sugar level is raised, I have had a phone call from his doctor.
Likely will now be diabetic when the second blood test results come through.
Dietician called and put the weight loss down to recent change to mashed food, only been a few weeks.
Home are now agreeing after all this time and much moaning from me, to increase fruit and veg and hopefully add some kind of good red meat.
I will be checking up on this.
They are supposed to be trained up on coeliac disease diets and have a certificate.
I feel like reporting all this to somebody. Guess I am just letting off steam.
Thanks for your web site, I often browse but have never posted before.
Nell.