Hiya
Hope you are all well.
My uncle has dementia and he has been placed in a psychiatric ward in hosptial for 2 weeks- he was found wondering the street by a special comstable police officer.
I was upset by this as i thought he would feel upset and frightened not knowing where he is but my dad reassured me that it was for the best, and really this is what needed to happen as my uncle had not been coping on his own and had refused any help from anyone apart from my mum.
However, we have been told that the nurses looking after him at the moment are not happy about him going home and are looking into him going into a care home as they feel he can no longer look after himself. I dont really know how to react to this, i know its for the best as he will be safe and being looked after properly, but then its the guilt of knowing he might not like it- having refused this option before placing him in against his will may upset him, what is he doesnt like it , what if he goes somewhere not very nice? reading some of the comments from others on here some people seem to have been in similar situations, i wondered if anyone had any advice or could share their experiences or how they have handled this?
Thank you
love
lauren xxxxxxxxxxx
Hope you are all well.
My uncle has dementia and he has been placed in a psychiatric ward in hosptial for 2 weeks- he was found wondering the street by a special comstable police officer.
I was upset by this as i thought he would feel upset and frightened not knowing where he is but my dad reassured me that it was for the best, and really this is what needed to happen as my uncle had not been coping on his own and had refused any help from anyone apart from my mum.
However, we have been told that the nurses looking after him at the moment are not happy about him going home and are looking into him going into a care home as they feel he can no longer look after himself. I dont really know how to react to this, i know its for the best as he will be safe and being looked after properly, but then its the guilt of knowing he might not like it- having refused this option before placing him in against his will may upset him, what is he doesnt like it , what if he goes somewhere not very nice? reading some of the comments from others on here some people seem to have been in similar situations, i wondered if anyone had any advice or could share their experiences or how they have handled this?
Thank you
love
lauren xxxxxxxxxxx