Hi all
Mum had her very first assessment today she scored 11 out of 30, I knew she was bad but didn't think she was that bad, also the specialist confirmed she had severe vascular dementia. On the plus side he couldn't believe we were only getting 30 mins help a week to shower mum, so he is to get in touch with the Social Worker and tell her we need more help, preferably another day at the day centre as the stimulation is what she needs more than anything. he also said there was not any point in her going through any more scans etc. as they would only upset her, so really we are to continue as we are doing and hope to get more help from social svcs (I won't hold my breath), maybe they will listen to him and get something moving for us, I truely hope so.
Thanks for listening.
Jenny
Mum had her very first assessment today she scored 11 out of 30, I knew she was bad but didn't think she was that bad, also the specialist confirmed she had severe vascular dementia. On the plus side he couldn't believe we were only getting 30 mins help a week to shower mum, so he is to get in touch with the Social Worker and tell her we need more help, preferably another day at the day centre as the stimulation is what she needs more than anything. he also said there was not any point in her going through any more scans etc. as they would only upset her, so really we are to continue as we are doing and hope to get more help from social svcs (I won't hold my breath), maybe they will listen to him and get something moving for us, I truely hope so.
Thanks for listening.
Jenny