Hi I am new here....just a bit of background......
My dad has had AD for about 5 or 6 years and mum has been caring for him at home. (i'm their only child and live about 120 miles away)
Sadly, mum's cancer took a turn for the worse about Christmas time. She went into a hospice about 6 weeks ago and dad had to go into respite care. It took some while for him to settle, but quetiapine helped.
Sadly, my mum died about 12 days ago. We have had to put dad into permanent residential care. Fortunately we have found him somewhere near us.
It has been a rollercoaster couple of months with countless journeys up and down the motorway and i feel drained !!!
Although dad settled at the home up north, he has recently moved to the new one ( about a week ago) and is becoming very aggressive. I find this very upsetting and frightening and I just don't know what to do.
I felt so alone until I discovered this site....it might just be the support I need and I hope that, in time, I can be a support to others too.
Any help & tips in these early stages of having dad in care would be gratefully received.
Jarnee
My dad has had AD for about 5 or 6 years and mum has been caring for him at home. (i'm their only child and live about 120 miles away)
Sadly, mum's cancer took a turn for the worse about Christmas time. She went into a hospice about 6 weeks ago and dad had to go into respite care. It took some while for him to settle, but quetiapine helped.
Sadly, my mum died about 12 days ago. We have had to put dad into permanent residential care. Fortunately we have found him somewhere near us.
It has been a rollercoaster couple of months with countless journeys up and down the motorway and i feel drained !!!
Although dad settled at the home up north, he has recently moved to the new one ( about a week ago) and is becoming very aggressive. I find this very upsetting and frightening and I just don't know what to do.
I felt so alone until I discovered this site....it might just be the support I need and I hope that, in time, I can be a support to others too.
Any help & tips in these early stages of having dad in care would be gratefully received.
Jarnee