Dad has vascular dementia, lives alone, carers three times a day. Significant memory loss, getting a bit doddery on his legs now. He has three cats, who he loves a lot. He lives in a ground floor flat in a small close full of young families and couples. He goes to a day centre four days a week. I have no other family and work full time but I do Dads shopping, washing, ironing, cleaning, all appointments and banking and anything else.
Dad is lonely and his Community Dementia Nurse is talking about Dad moving into Extra Care accommodation about 7 miles away from wher he lives. He could take pets. Does anyone have experience of this kind of set up? When he's at home he doesn't see anyone all day except his carers and me. Would it help him or would the upheaval make him detriorate further? Dad isn't self funding but he has a shared ownership on his current flat.
Any advice would be appreciated, not sure I can cope with everything and with work for much longer and I can't afford to give up work.
Jayne
Dad is lonely and his Community Dementia Nurse is talking about Dad moving into Extra Care accommodation about 7 miles away from wher he lives. He could take pets. Does anyone have experience of this kind of set up? When he's at home he doesn't see anyone all day except his carers and me. Would it help him or would the upheaval make him detriorate further? Dad isn't self funding but he has a shared ownership on his current flat.
Any advice would be appreciated, not sure I can cope with everything and with work for much longer and I can't afford to give up work.
Jayne