Hi
We have known for some time that Tilly, Pete's mum had dementia. She has been in a care home for 18months now.
However we went to-day to visit, and she was in a terrible state, she has gone down a lot since xmas. We have had her every week on a sunday for the whole day, without any problems. We had her for the day Saturday before new year, and she could hardly walk and I had to help her to the toilet, and helped her to eat her meal.
Today we went for her and they said she wasn't well enough to come to us for lunch so we visited her at the care home.
She was in a reclining chair in a room very near the carers station, had a blanket rapped around her, she was restless, did not recognise us, and was mumbling and not making any sense, there are now liquidising her food and giving her drinks through a straw, they also take her to the loo, but she has had a few accidents.
We had an idea something was wrong as the social services phoned us up in the week and said we would need to have a discussion on her care, she has been on antibiotics as they thought that she has had a water infection.
The care home are phoning the doctor tomorrow, we are having a meeting with them as well.
We didn't think that the deterioration would be so dramatic, could anyone advise us, we're open to any help you can give us.
She has been on medication reminyl for 18months and has seen a consultant every 3 months.
She is in a good care home she has put on weight and has thrived until this last 2 weeks.
They have said something TIA's, has anyone any information on these for us.
Pete says I am doing this all wrong but I think any advice we can get at the moment will help us to come to terms with this terrible disease. Thank you.
Lesley and Pete
We have known for some time that Tilly, Pete's mum had dementia. She has been in a care home for 18months now.
However we went to-day to visit, and she was in a terrible state, she has gone down a lot since xmas. We have had her every week on a sunday for the whole day, without any problems. We had her for the day Saturday before new year, and she could hardly walk and I had to help her to the toilet, and helped her to eat her meal.
Today we went for her and they said she wasn't well enough to come to us for lunch so we visited her at the care home.
She was in a reclining chair in a room very near the carers station, had a blanket rapped around her, she was restless, did not recognise us, and was mumbling and not making any sense, there are now liquidising her food and giving her drinks through a straw, they also take her to the loo, but she has had a few accidents.
We had an idea something was wrong as the social services phoned us up in the week and said we would need to have a discussion on her care, she has been on antibiotics as they thought that she has had a water infection.
The care home are phoning the doctor tomorrow, we are having a meeting with them as well.
We didn't think that the deterioration would be so dramatic, could anyone advise us, we're open to any help you can give us.
She has been on medication reminyl for 18months and has seen a consultant every 3 months.
She is in a good care home she has put on weight and has thrived until this last 2 weeks.
They have said something TIA's, has anyone any information on these for us.
Pete says I am doing this all wrong but I think any advice we can get at the moment will help us to come to terms with this terrible disease. Thank you.
Lesley and Pete
