Hello
@gavmoulds you are welcome here and I hope you find the forum to be a friendly and supportive place.
What you describe is, unfortunately, all too common. It is important to get a diagnosis as that may open up medication and care that you will all need if this continues for long. It's also possible that something perfectly treatable, rather than dementia, is causing the issues.
When it comes to getting a parent to the GP it is sometimes useful to contact the Dr with details of all concerns and behaviours and then collude with the GP about getting your father called in on the pretext of a check-up of some sort. Sometimes the older generation will obey the GP, even when family are being refused.
Apart from that, do take a good look around the site as it is a goldmine for information. When I first joined I read old threads for information but then found the AS Publications list and the page where a post code search can be done to check for support services in ones own area. If you are interested in these, clicking the following links will take you there
https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/get-support/publications-factsheets-full-list
https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/find-support-near-you
You will see that there are Factsheets that will help with things like getting a diagnosis, care needs assessments, deciding the level of care required and sorting out useful things like Wills, Power of Attorney etc.
Now that you have found us I hope you will keep posting as the membership has vast collective knowledge and experience.
