Hello
My father has had Alzeimer's for a few years now and has been looked after by my stepmother. He has practicaly no short term memory and gets very distressed. It has got more and more difficult for her as her health is not very good either. She at last got him some respite care for 2 weeks, she has never been apart from him in years. It was then changed to 1 week. She has decided that she can't have him back. Not an easy decision. Of course the Social Services have told her she has to have him back. She is at the end of her tether and will not be able to look after him. I live some distance from them so I can't do much to help, I also have a teenage son with Autism and severe behavioural problems.
What will happen if she refuses to take him back? She is seeing her GP tomorrow.
Thanks for reading this, I hope someone can help.
Helen
My father has had Alzeimer's for a few years now and has been looked after by my stepmother. He has practicaly no short term memory and gets very distressed. It has got more and more difficult for her as her health is not very good either. She at last got him some respite care for 2 weeks, she has never been apart from him in years. It was then changed to 1 week. She has decided that she can't have him back. Not an easy decision. Of course the Social Services have told her she has to have him back. She is at the end of her tether and will not be able to look after him. I live some distance from them so I can't do much to help, I also have a teenage son with Autism and severe behavioural problems.
What will happen if she refuses to take him back? She is seeing her GP tomorrow.
Thanks for reading this, I hope someone can help.
Helen