Hi everyone,
We have a family situation that I'm not really sure who to ask for guidance. Our family stay in Scotland but my wife's 78 year old auntie stays alone in Derby. My wife's parents are also getting on in life and only travel down there maybe once a year now. Auntie has a good friend who stays on the opposite side of the city but visits her once a week or so. She has been feeding back that Auntie is forgetting things, doesn't know what day it is, what season it is , goes for walks at night, unplugs things and then wonders why they don't work - signs of dementia. When on the phone to auntie we can also tell that things are getting worse. It is unfair to ask anymore of the friend but what would be the first steps for us to either get her assessed or get someone to visit her. The problem is (as is sometimes with people with dementia) she doesn't know there is a problem. We will be going down soon but I thought better having a plan and being prepared.
Any advice would be grateful
Steven
We have a family situation that I'm not really sure who to ask for guidance. Our family stay in Scotland but my wife's 78 year old auntie stays alone in Derby. My wife's parents are also getting on in life and only travel down there maybe once a year now. Auntie has a good friend who stays on the opposite side of the city but visits her once a week or so. She has been feeding back that Auntie is forgetting things, doesn't know what day it is, what season it is , goes for walks at night, unplugs things and then wonders why they don't work - signs of dementia. When on the phone to auntie we can also tell that things are getting worse. It is unfair to ask anymore of the friend but what would be the first steps for us to either get her assessed or get someone to visit her. The problem is (as is sometimes with people with dementia) she doesn't know there is a problem. We will be going down soon but I thought better having a plan and being prepared.
Any advice would be grateful
Steven