My father is 79 years old, after restrictions were being lifted, overnight visits allowed, I travelled other end country to visit and bring him back to stay at mine. Now he's been here 4 months and won't go back home.
He had bother with his neighbours recently and I had to report it to housing. Housing officer went round and reported back to me suggesting he has mental health issues and had trouble telling him some recent events but had no problem talking about matters decades back.
Anyway my father seems to think he doesn't have a home down there and he's become very argumentive and aggressive, comes on for no reason. I've noticed he can't finish sentences, like a simple word will be missing off and he's trying figure out the rest of sentence.
He has no intention of going back home and 4mths now he's been here, honestly I thought he'd be staying a month or so. My house is under extensive repairs and his mobility is very poor also, my bathroom is upstairs and it takes him some time to get upstairs, he goes weeks without a bath. He smells strong of urine ,has no interest in changing clothes regularly and I know the downstairs toilet floor which we don't usually use ( it's bare floorboards) is saturated in urine.
A few months back I spoke to a GP over the phone as I was wanting to downgrade his social housing as the house is no good for his needs, council want a letter, it was also suggested by housing officer he moves to ground level property. I expressed concern other issues were maybe going on but the response was of he managing pay bills he OK... Well I think matters have progressed further.
My father has read the letter from housing officer and insists he's fine and it's everyone else who needs go seek Dr help not him. He fell over earlier in year and wouldn't go to hospital... I only found out when I called him, he then argued all day over it and between phonecalls to nhs he finally decided he'll accept an ambulance on the evening.
He fell over not so long back and in general looks like he'll get lost easily... We went out for the day and we sat opposite public toilets, he went in and come back out and was starting to walk wrong way. That's becoming a problem going anywhere now, he takes more watching than toddlers and I've had a few children of my own.
He won't see anyone, if I call up social services and other authorities, he's going go totally off it and it's me who will have the arguments to deal with... I also have children at home.
He had bother with his neighbours recently and I had to report it to housing. Housing officer went round and reported back to me suggesting he has mental health issues and had trouble telling him some recent events but had no problem talking about matters decades back.
Anyway my father seems to think he doesn't have a home down there and he's become very argumentive and aggressive, comes on for no reason. I've noticed he can't finish sentences, like a simple word will be missing off and he's trying figure out the rest of sentence.
He has no intention of going back home and 4mths now he's been here, honestly I thought he'd be staying a month or so. My house is under extensive repairs and his mobility is very poor also, my bathroom is upstairs and it takes him some time to get upstairs, he goes weeks without a bath. He smells strong of urine ,has no interest in changing clothes regularly and I know the downstairs toilet floor which we don't usually use ( it's bare floorboards) is saturated in urine.
A few months back I spoke to a GP over the phone as I was wanting to downgrade his social housing as the house is no good for his needs, council want a letter, it was also suggested by housing officer he moves to ground level property. I expressed concern other issues were maybe going on but the response was of he managing pay bills he OK... Well I think matters have progressed further.
My father has read the letter from housing officer and insists he's fine and it's everyone else who needs go seek Dr help not him. He fell over earlier in year and wouldn't go to hospital... I only found out when I called him, he then argued all day over it and between phonecalls to nhs he finally decided he'll accept an ambulance on the evening.
He fell over not so long back and in general looks like he'll get lost easily... We went out for the day and we sat opposite public toilets, he went in and come back out and was starting to walk wrong way. That's becoming a problem going anywhere now, he takes more watching than toddlers and I've had a few children of my own.
He won't see anyone, if I call up social services and other authorities, he's going go totally off it and it's me who will have the arguments to deal with... I also have children at home.