Hi all,
I’ve had a bit of a wander around and found info and threads about eating and drinking, but not what I’m after. Unless, I’ve missed it.
Update on dad. He’s eating so little. When I’ve been there last week he had 2-5 fingers of KitKats depending on the day. He drinks 1 glass of water a day. I know this is quite a lot of calories compared others who have dementia. The Dr said on Friday, that I should bring in cakes, biscuits, chocolate doesn’t matter as long as it’s calories. He’s still got a catheter in . How long can he last like this. I keep expecting him to totally stop eating soon. He was sitting in a chair yesterday which was good.
I asked the Dr about a hospital social worker and if dad had been seen. He hasn’t got one. They asked if he had one in the community, which he hasn’t. No indication of when he’s moving to the local hospital. Are they not telling me everything and things are worse? Should I be looking at hospice, I don’t know?
Any ideas, most welcome.
Thanks.
I’ve had a bit of a wander around and found info and threads about eating and drinking, but not what I’m after. Unless, I’ve missed it.
Update on dad. He’s eating so little. When I’ve been there last week he had 2-5 fingers of KitKats depending on the day. He drinks 1 glass of water a day. I know this is quite a lot of calories compared others who have dementia. The Dr said on Friday, that I should bring in cakes, biscuits, chocolate doesn’t matter as long as it’s calories. He’s still got a catheter in . How long can he last like this. I keep expecting him to totally stop eating soon. He was sitting in a chair yesterday which was good.
I asked the Dr about a hospital social worker and if dad had been seen. He hasn’t got one. They asked if he had one in the community, which he hasn’t. No indication of when he’s moving to the local hospital. Are they not telling me everything and things are worse? Should I be looking at hospice, I don’t know?
Any ideas, most welcome.
Thanks.