Hello everyone. Since I was last on line my father in law has had a fall and has been taken in to hospital. Thankfully physically he was not injured but the medics have decided to do another psychiatric assessment on him whist he is in. He had one three years ago when his dementia was initially diagnosed.
He has had a brain scan and we are awaiting the visit of a psychiatrist and then we are assuming there will be a meeting with us and dad to discuss the situation.
Dad, aged 80 has been at home the last three years and with the aid of carers my hubby and I have cared for him. He has deteriorated badly during the last six months but refuses to go into full time care. He is totally unsafe to be at home alone and we feel that he is now incapable of understanding how ill he is.
When having our initial discussions with the hospital doctor she mentioned that if he refused to go into a nursing home then we would have to look at "other ways" to consider but did not elaborate and we really weren't in the frame of mind at the time to question her.
Has anyone been in this situation? We know that we have no power to do anything and would not want to do anything to "trick" him into going anywhere against his wishes. Friends have told us about the possibility of him being sectioned but one said that "they won't do that because then they will have to pick up the bill"? We don't like the sound of him being sectioned but if it will end up with him beng in a safe environment, giving us some peace of mind then is that an avenue we should explore?
Any advice would be gratefully received. Lizzie K
He has had a brain scan and we are awaiting the visit of a psychiatrist and then we are assuming there will be a meeting with us and dad to discuss the situation.
Dad, aged 80 has been at home the last three years and with the aid of carers my hubby and I have cared for him. He has deteriorated badly during the last six months but refuses to go into full time care. He is totally unsafe to be at home alone and we feel that he is now incapable of understanding how ill he is.
When having our initial discussions with the hospital doctor she mentioned that if he refused to go into a nursing home then we would have to look at "other ways" to consider but did not elaborate and we really weren't in the frame of mind at the time to question her.
Has anyone been in this situation? We know that we have no power to do anything and would not want to do anything to "trick" him into going anywhere against his wishes. Friends have told us about the possibility of him being sectioned but one said that "they won't do that because then they will have to pick up the bill"? We don't like the sound of him being sectioned but if it will end up with him beng in a safe environment, giving us some peace of mind then is that an avenue we should explore?
Any advice would be gratefully received. Lizzie K