Dear all,
my mother was diagnosed with 'probable alzheimers' last November. She was living at home until three weeks ago, with carers coming in three times a day to try to feed her (hit and miss), she then was no longer locking herself in a night and was at risk of wandering and getting lost - every day she would catch the bus to a nearby town and return home but we were increasingly concerned about how long before she didn't.
We admitted her for some respite care at a local authority run care home with a specialist dementia unit and we now need to make a decision about whether to prolong her stay. She has been eating very well, and she has mostly, responded well, after an initial period of trying to climb over the gates to get out and being very unsettled. The staff are very kind. However, my mother is still very active, she can walk for miles and would benefit from being able to walk everyday, as she was used to. There is a nice garden at the home, but she cannot go out alone.
I would like to know what kind of activity programmes we can expect to find for people with dementia. She has only been admitted for respite care, so it is possible that the home will plan to set up more activities, but at the moment, there is nothing in place as far as I can tell to take residents out regularly.
My mother is in the Peak District, and moved there because of the environment. Although she is clearly getting very good care an attention where she is (for which we are so relieved and thankful), it seems too much of a radical change for her if she has no regular access to the thing she still really enjoys doing - walking. I live in the South but have two small children and can only visit at weekends/holidays.
Are there any care homes that people know of where there are structured activities for residents? Is this something we should continue to look for? My mother is certainly still keen to interact, be with her family, move and visit places, she just can't look after herself anymore and we aren't able to provide that kind of support for her.
Thank you in advance for reading. Any advice gratefully received.
my mother was diagnosed with 'probable alzheimers' last November. She was living at home until three weeks ago, with carers coming in three times a day to try to feed her (hit and miss), she then was no longer locking herself in a night and was at risk of wandering and getting lost - every day she would catch the bus to a nearby town and return home but we were increasingly concerned about how long before she didn't.
We admitted her for some respite care at a local authority run care home with a specialist dementia unit and we now need to make a decision about whether to prolong her stay. She has been eating very well, and she has mostly, responded well, after an initial period of trying to climb over the gates to get out and being very unsettled. The staff are very kind. However, my mother is still very active, she can walk for miles and would benefit from being able to walk everyday, as she was used to. There is a nice garden at the home, but she cannot go out alone.
I would like to know what kind of activity programmes we can expect to find for people with dementia. She has only been admitted for respite care, so it is possible that the home will plan to set up more activities, but at the moment, there is nothing in place as far as I can tell to take residents out regularly.
My mother is in the Peak District, and moved there because of the environment. Although she is clearly getting very good care an attention where she is (for which we are so relieved and thankful), it seems too much of a radical change for her if she has no regular access to the thing she still really enjoys doing - walking. I live in the South but have two small children and can only visit at weekends/holidays.
Are there any care homes that people know of where there are structured activities for residents? Is this something we should continue to look for? My mother is certainly still keen to interact, be with her family, move and visit places, she just can't look after herself anymore and we aren't able to provide that kind of support for her.
Thank you in advance for reading. Any advice gratefully received.
