I had a phone call from a DOLS person the other week and advised them fully of the current situation. They wanted me to act as representative, to which I did agree, and I received the letter today. There were two reports, one from a psychiatrist and one from a safeguarder and of course, Dad had a good chat with them both and told them all sorts of things.
The psychiatrist was told Dad had been there 2.5 years which is closer to the truth than usual, but he did a lot of correcting to see if dad could retain the information. He could not, although he fully believed he could. He told him that he'd moved there because he wanted to see a certain Dr, and this was the place where he could be seen and have the space at the right time. It's exactly the type of thing my brother says when he's lying about something - make it more complex and hopefully they will stop asking questions!
He told the safeguarder, who was a woman, that he'd been there three days and that he was simply waiting for a ferry to the Isle of Man. She asked him (why did she ask?) why he was going there and he said "For some amusement!" Of course.
Anyway, despite him being refused DOLS three years ago, much to everyone's surprise then, this time there was no way he was going to be refused. He retains zero information and needs 2:1 for almost everything. The home is even saying he could do with some help with feeding, but for obvious reasons he's not too keen on that. I know Dad is very unwell but hearing it from others really brings it home. I don't know how much longer we'll have left.