My dad was admitted to hospital 11 weeks with encephalitis brought on by alcohol abuse. He now has Korsakoff syndrome. He has been on a ward for about 9 weeks and initially there was talk of finding a care home but his behaviour started to deteriorate and he became violent and aggressive and has attacked most of the staff on the ward ?.
The nursing home then couldn’t take him because they couldn’t meet his needs.
The psychiatrist has been to see him and prescribed medication which seemed to make him calmer and he was found to be fit for discharge so the process started again to find him a specialist dementia unit . The SW confirmed on Monday that she’d found somewhere that would take him and she was awaiting confirmation that he could get 4 weeks funding until CHC assessment was done . I went to see him last week and he did seem more settled.
I’ve heard nothing from the SW all week and have been to see dad today and he’s deteriorated . The nurse said his behaviour had gone downhill and I found that his speech is making no sense now (was about 20% coherent last week) .
He’s refusing to eat and when he’s not agitated is in a deep almost trance/ sleep.
I really don’t know what to do. I’ve msg the SW today but just feel I get no info from them or the dr - who I’ve only managed to see once .
There doesn’t seem to be a mental health team involved either.
I feel so sorry for the staff that are having to deal with him but then I just feel he’s being left to deteriorate where he has.
Any advice please?
The nursing home then couldn’t take him because they couldn’t meet his needs.
The psychiatrist has been to see him and prescribed medication which seemed to make him calmer and he was found to be fit for discharge so the process started again to find him a specialist dementia unit . The SW confirmed on Monday that she’d found somewhere that would take him and she was awaiting confirmation that he could get 4 weeks funding until CHC assessment was done . I went to see him last week and he did seem more settled.
I’ve heard nothing from the SW all week and have been to see dad today and he’s deteriorated . The nurse said his behaviour had gone downhill and I found that his speech is making no sense now (was about 20% coherent last week) .
He’s refusing to eat and when he’s not agitated is in a deep almost trance/ sleep.
I really don’t know what to do. I’ve msg the SW today but just feel I get no info from them or the dr - who I’ve only managed to see once .
There doesn’t seem to be a mental health team involved either.
I feel so sorry for the staff that are having to deal with him but then I just feel he’s being left to deteriorate where he has.
Any advice please?