Mum mum has dementia and during hours of 4 to 6pm cannot settle. My dad is the 24 7 carer for her at home. Perhaps someone could visit her and stay for a couple of hours. Is there any agency help that would come to their home to sit with mum for a bit. Not sure who to contact. Any ideas please?
Finding support for my mum.
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Hello and welcome to the forum.
I’m sorry to read about your mum and understand how distressing this must be for you and your dad. It sounds like your mum is displaying symptoms of ‘sundowning’. This is some information about it-
www.alzheimers.org.uk
It might be worth contacting your local social work department to ask if there is any support they could give to your mum. It’s might be a bit more difficult due to the situation re Covid etc. If you put the postcode into the box in this link it might help you find what is available locally=
www.alzheimers.org.uk
Please keep posting on the forum. You will find lots of help and support here.
I’m sorry to read about your mum and understand how distressing this must be for you and your dad. It sounds like your mum is displaying symptoms of ‘sundowning’. This is some information about it-
Sundowning and dementia
Sometimes a person with dementia will behave in ways that are difficult to understand in the late afternoon or early evening. This is known as 'Sundowning'.
www.alzheimers.org.uk
It might be worth contacting your local social work department to ask if there is any support they could give to your mum. It’s might be a bit more difficult due to the situation re Covid etc. If you put the postcode into the box in this link it might help you find what is available locally=
Find support near you
Use our dementia directory to find local support services for people with dementia and their carers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
www.alzheimers.org.uk
Please keep posting on the forum. You will find lots of help and support here.
Hello
A warm welcome to DTP
Your dad can certainly arrange some home care through a local agency... their Local Authority will probably have a list of agencies
I also suggest he contacts their LA Adult Services to organise an assessment of your mum's care needs, though this may take some time at the moment
A warm welcome to DTP
Your dad can certainly arrange some home care through a local agency... their Local Authority will probably have a list of agencies
I also suggest he contacts their LA Adult Services to organise an assessment of your mum's care needs, though this may take some time at the moment
This question comes up quite often on here, so I asked my OHs carer whether it was something that they did and he confirmed that it was.
If your mum would be self-funding (savings over £25,000 excluding the house, and therefore would be expected to fund her own care) then you can just contact various agencies directly and ask then - just like you might contact varous people about fixing a roof. Is she is not self-funded then you need to contact Social Services for a Needs Assessment as the Local Authority can help with payment
If your mum would be self-funding (savings over £25,000 excluding the house, and therefore would be expected to fund her own care) then you can just contact various agencies directly and ask then - just like you might contact varous people about fixing a roof. Is she is not self-funded then you need to contact Social Services for a Needs Assessment as the Local Authority can help with payment
The care agency that my mother-in-law used provided a sitting service. She was self funding and paid £23 an hour in the week, more at weekends. That was in 2018 so I expect this has increased
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