My father-in-laws health has declined rapidly in the last year. The Dr suggested bvFTd but its taking months to get a diagnosis.
Until we get a diagnosis we can't seem to get any help.
The Dr put him in touch with the Social Services but after a couple of phone calls to him (no visits?!?!) they say they can't go back to see him as he has told the them he is fine....
He is not fine. And he lied to them on the phone....
In the past few months he has been 'befriended' by people who basically take his money on far fetched sob stories. This is happening over and over again.
We need a diagnosis of some sort so we can step in and take control.
We attempted to get a LPA last year but one of his 'new friends' persuaded him to sign a form saying he no longer wanted it.
He seems to believe strangers and not members of his close family.
He will need every penny he has for his future care but we can't get through to him.
I'm so incredibly stressed about the situation. All I seem to get from the health services is a 'well as he currently has mental capacity he can give his money to who he wants'
He's had a scan but after 8 weeks we're still waiting for just a meeting with the consultant....
I sent a 25 different examples of how his behaviour has changed to the GP last week and insisted it was passed on to the consultant - I'm just stunned at the lack of information that gets shared. I don't think the GP told the Social Services half of what has gone on.
Any advice would be hugely hugely appreciated.....
Until we get a diagnosis we can't seem to get any help.
The Dr put him in touch with the Social Services but after a couple of phone calls to him (no visits?!?!) they say they can't go back to see him as he has told the them he is fine....
He is not fine. And he lied to them on the phone....
In the past few months he has been 'befriended' by people who basically take his money on far fetched sob stories. This is happening over and over again.
We need a diagnosis of some sort so we can step in and take control.
We attempted to get a LPA last year but one of his 'new friends' persuaded him to sign a form saying he no longer wanted it.
He seems to believe strangers and not members of his close family.
He will need every penny he has for his future care but we can't get through to him.
I'm so incredibly stressed about the situation. All I seem to get from the health services is a 'well as he currently has mental capacity he can give his money to who he wants'
He's had a scan but after 8 weeks we're still waiting for just a meeting with the consultant....
I sent a 25 different examples of how his behaviour has changed to the GP last week and insisted it was passed on to the consultant - I'm just stunned at the lack of information that gets shared. I don't think the GP told the Social Services half of what has gone on.
Any advice would be hugely hugely appreciated.....