Hi I'm new to this site and very grateful I have found it, my mum is in a wheel chair and has been disabled for around 5 years back problems, my dad has always cared for her they live in a mobile home about 30 miles from me, but I always visited them at least 1 time a week, but in the last few months we have noticed my mum getting very forgetful, and also have noticed my dad really strugling, as he had 3 falls of which I didn't know about until their neighbors told me, also my mum was taking pain killers willy Nilly, and dad was just giving her pills when she asked for them.
Basically they have been staying with us since xmas, have taken them to see doc. And doc said they can no longer live on there own.
My mum had a brain scan done and we got results back 2 weeks ago and sadly very sadly she has alzsimers my mum and I are very close and she is my best friend, and I know it's going to be tough but I have always said I won't put my parents in a home unless it was for there own benefit and own safety.
We have social services coming this Thursday to see where we go from here.
We live (my husband and I) in a 2 bed small bungalow and wondered if we could have an annexe built on, if any one has done this or been in the same position as me please can you drop a line to me as I am very emotional, scared, and feel like I'm losing my mum everyday a little bit at a time, I cry a lot, but have to be strong for my dad as he is very sad to, do you think I would be able to care for them, and does any one know where we go from here like if we are entitled to any help from the government like a grant to get this annexe done or any other help for them, we only have one bathroom and 2 beds, it's hard I will be very grateful for any advice thanks.
Kind regards
Tracey x
Basically they have been staying with us since xmas, have taken them to see doc. And doc said they can no longer live on there own.
My mum had a brain scan done and we got results back 2 weeks ago and sadly very sadly she has alzsimers my mum and I are very close and she is my best friend, and I know it's going to be tough but I have always said I won't put my parents in a home unless it was for there own benefit and own safety.
We have social services coming this Thursday to see where we go from here.
We live (my husband and I) in a 2 bed small bungalow and wondered if we could have an annexe built on, if any one has done this or been in the same position as me please can you drop a line to me as I am very emotional, scared, and feel like I'm losing my mum everyday a little bit at a time, I cry a lot, but have to be strong for my dad as he is very sad to, do you think I would be able to care for them, and does any one know where we go from here like if we are entitled to any help from the government like a grant to get this annexe done or any other help for them, we only have one bathroom and 2 beds, it's hard I will be very grateful for any advice thanks.
Kind regards
Tracey x
