Hi
@Rieski and a warm welcome to Dementia Talking Point.
First of all I'm sorry that your mum's diagnosis has bought you here, but you are in the right place for support and advice. This is a very helpful community.
First of all I'd contact your local social services for an assessment of your mother's needs and for a carers assessment for your dad. You should find the contact details on your local council's website. There you should be able to find details of any support such as clubs in the local area. These fact sheets from the Alzheimer's Society should be useful too.
Alzheimer's Society provides help and hope to anyone affected by dementia. Call our support line, join our online community, find support in your local area or get dementia information.
www.alzheimers.org.uk
and you may also find this about
adjusting to your diagnosis useful when explaining things to your mother.
Social Services are very stretched at the moment, so it might be some time till they get round to visiting. In the meantime if your mother will be self-funding, having assets of over £23,500, it might be a good idea to look at paying to have a carer or a cleaner in a couple of times a week to help give your dad a bit of a break. Age UK do a
Help at Home service in some areas . They don't do personal care but could do some light housework or maybe take your mum out for a coffee and a chat if that is the sort of thing your mum would like.
Also have both your parents taken out
Lasting Power of Attorney. This will make managing their affairs much easier as things progress, so very much worth doing.
I hope that isn't too much information in one go. This is a very friendly place and I'm sure others will be along soon with their ideas. In the meantime have a look around. The search bar at the top is a good place to find topics you are interested in.
Cross posted with
@Grannie G.