Hi
My dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer's last Friday after many months of tests and every doctor we asked saying it was not Alzheimer's as it would not come on so quick etc. Dad has been in hospital for 2 months now. It started with a urine infection then urine retention and gone from there he became very confused and after being admitted for the second time is still there. He has lost about 2 stone in about 2 months and as the doctors said the infection has made him get full blown Alzheimer's.
My Nan (dad's mum) had Alzheimer's so we know from what we went through with her that he is at the later stages as he can not chew food and we have great difficultly in getting only a few sips of drink down him and only a few spoons of soup.
We know he needs residential care as he is too confused to be left at home while the family are at work. We are wondering if we are going to be some problems because of his age he is 58. Will this affect funding/ homes that would take him. Any advice on this would be of great.
Thanks Karen
My dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer's last Friday after many months of tests and every doctor we asked saying it was not Alzheimer's as it would not come on so quick etc. Dad has been in hospital for 2 months now. It started with a urine infection then urine retention and gone from there he became very confused and after being admitted for the second time is still there. He has lost about 2 stone in about 2 months and as the doctors said the infection has made him get full blown Alzheimer's.
My Nan (dad's mum) had Alzheimer's so we know from what we went through with her that he is at the later stages as he can not chew food and we have great difficultly in getting only a few sips of drink down him and only a few spoons of soup.
We know he needs residential care as he is too confused to be left at home while the family are at work. We are wondering if we are going to be some problems because of his age he is 58. Will this affect funding/ homes that would take him. Any advice on this would be of great.
Thanks Karen