Thanks both. We have a care plan but presently - and thankfully - current needs aren’t great. It does enable a little care to be paid for for basic specific needs.
If you are the stage of needing a care plan, I think that a stay in sheltered housing may not last that long. My mum is in sheltered extra care/extra supported housing and it has been fantastic for her.
With dementia it is always hard to stay a step ahead, and always hard to accept that a loved one has deteriorated.
I looked at sheltered for my mum, and ultimately realised that just being on her own in a flat, without any encouragement to join in and needing to work out everything for herself was too much.
At first she had carers am and pm to assist with meds ( a prompt only) and went to the onsite restaurant for her lunch. She was, and still is making a cup of tea in the morning and getting her own breakfast, she used to sort out a sandwich for herself in the evening, but now I have carers in to heat a microwave meal, although she will often do this just before they get there.
The care team are on site so no rushing to the next call as it is a stroll down the corridor, and they have got to know my mum so that as she has deteriorated they have been able to persuade her to accept support.
I suggest you look round in your area to see what is available, some areas have a lot and some don't.
