Hello all
My poor Dad (82) was diagnosed with Alzheimer's just before lockdown. He is still just about hanging on with home-based care, while we wait for a place in a good care home to become available. He was in hospital a month or so ago after a fall, and treated for pneumonia we didn't even know was there. Since then he has become noticably more frail and has had some difficulties getting round the house. He's also getting some continence issues for the first time. All this in addition to ever worsening memory loss, anxiety, etc which just keeps getting worse.
A medical professional has now referred Dad for tests for Parkinson's because he is starting to tremor and he shuffles along much more than he did a couple of months ago. It's just one thing after another, and it's come as quite a shock.
If Dad were diagnosed with Parkinson's, or dementia with Lewy bodies, would this mean any change in his outlook or for the specialist care we should be making sure he gets? is there anything else we should know about this turn of events?
Grateful for any advice...
thank you.
My poor Dad (82) was diagnosed with Alzheimer's just before lockdown. He is still just about hanging on with home-based care, while we wait for a place in a good care home to become available. He was in hospital a month or so ago after a fall, and treated for pneumonia we didn't even know was there. Since then he has become noticably more frail and has had some difficulties getting round the house. He's also getting some continence issues for the first time. All this in addition to ever worsening memory loss, anxiety, etc which just keeps getting worse.
A medical professional has now referred Dad for tests for Parkinson's because he is starting to tremor and he shuffles along much more than he did a couple of months ago. It's just one thing after another, and it's come as quite a shock.
If Dad were diagnosed with Parkinson's, or dementia with Lewy bodies, would this mean any change in his outlook or for the specialist care we should be making sure he gets? is there anything else we should know about this turn of events?
Grateful for any advice...
thank you.