Hello everyone,
I'm Jo. I care for my father who was diagnosed with dementia and cerebral atrophy 11 months ago. He's 93. He's not too bad to be truthful but is very stubborn. His memory is ok from day to day but some days are a lot worse than others.
Recently it's getting harder and harder to get him to eat. Every meal time is a struggle. He only weight 51kg now. Some days however, he will eat constantly but most days when he's given food, he will take a mouthful or two and then put it in the floor.
Today has been particularly hard and I found your forums after searching for someone to talk to. I'm really struggling today.
I have no support network whatsoever. No family or friends to help out either. We do have carers in morning and evening to help dad get in and out of bed but apart from that, there's nothing. I am basically housebound with him apart from 10 minutes here and there.
Our local council has put me on a waiting list for a reassessment. I'm hoping for some sitting services on top of his current package. But I've been waiting since early May.
Can anyone offer any advice on the following -
1) meal times - how can I get dad to eat more. I've tried everything - flavours, small portions, finger food, cutting the food up.
2) dealing with stress and isolation. Today it has really got on top of me. I have no life.
3) hello and I hope to make some friends xxx
I'm Jo. I care for my father who was diagnosed with dementia and cerebral atrophy 11 months ago. He's 93. He's not too bad to be truthful but is very stubborn. His memory is ok from day to day but some days are a lot worse than others.
Recently it's getting harder and harder to get him to eat. Every meal time is a struggle. He only weight 51kg now. Some days however, he will eat constantly but most days when he's given food, he will take a mouthful or two and then put it in the floor.
Today has been particularly hard and I found your forums after searching for someone to talk to. I'm really struggling today.
I have no support network whatsoever. No family or friends to help out either. We do have carers in morning and evening to help dad get in and out of bed but apart from that, there's nothing. I am basically housebound with him apart from 10 minutes here and there.
Our local council has put me on a waiting list for a reassessment. I'm hoping for some sitting services on top of his current package. But I've been waiting since early May.
Can anyone offer any advice on the following -
1) meal times - how can I get dad to eat more. I've tried everything - flavours, small portions, finger food, cutting the food up.
2) dealing with stress and isolation. Today it has really got on top of me. I have no life.
3) hello and I hope to make some friends xxx