Hi
Looking for some help/advice. My dad has been diagnosed with vascular dementia a few years ago and was only having mild sypmtoms. September last year was like a lightbulb being turned on he became pacing, having episodes of confusion,unreasonable behaviour and not sleeping at all.My mom coped until Dec i really don't know how and a wk before xmas he was eventually admitted to a unit for assessment and a bit of respite. He'd been there 12hours when he fell and broke his hip!
A partial hip replacement and a 10 day stay in hospital followed and his condition deteriorated dramatically that he was constantly asleep/unconcious or shouting,hitting out. We suspect he was sedated for most of the time? He was moved back to the unit almost 3 wks ago and he is still the same, very rarely awake, now incontinent and he has still not recieved any physio so is immobile just sitting in a chair. As a family we have been told nothing, consented to nothing and unsure if he has evenbeen assesed for mental capacity? We suspect he's being given medication but no ones telling us & we also have no ides or their future plans? we are obviously as a family devestated by this recent turn of events but are now feeling frustrated by the lack of information we are receiving but also don't know our rights? if anyone has any help or advise we would greatly appreciate it.
Looking for some help/advice. My dad has been diagnosed with vascular dementia a few years ago and was only having mild sypmtoms. September last year was like a lightbulb being turned on he became pacing, having episodes of confusion,unreasonable behaviour and not sleeping at all.My mom coped until Dec i really don't know how and a wk before xmas he was eventually admitted to a unit for assessment and a bit of respite. He'd been there 12hours when he fell and broke his hip!
A partial hip replacement and a 10 day stay in hospital followed and his condition deteriorated dramatically that he was constantly asleep/unconcious or shouting,hitting out. We suspect he was sedated for most of the time? He was moved back to the unit almost 3 wks ago and he is still the same, very rarely awake, now incontinent and he has still not recieved any physio so is immobile just sitting in a chair. As a family we have been told nothing, consented to nothing and unsure if he has evenbeen assesed for mental capacity? We suspect he's being given medication but no ones telling us & we also have no ides or their future plans? we are obviously as a family devestated by this recent turn of events but are now feeling frustrated by the lack of information we are receiving but also don't know our rights? if anyone has any help or advise we would greatly appreciate it.
