My Uncle has dementia. At present he has carers that go in 3 times a day. His wife is in hospital and is dying. They have been married 51 years and have always depended on each other. They have no children.
My Uncle is devastated about my Aunty. it leaves him on his own in the flat all week with just the carers for support. Recently he has been going more and more downhill with all the upset and stress of my Aunt. I feel guilty because I have to work full time and I only get to go to the hospital on Saturdays with him.
My Uncle has another relative his nephew , and his wife as well. I also have a sister but she lives in London and has just had a baby.
My Uncle is not tending to his personal hygiene and his appearance is dirty and dishevelled all the time. I have expressed concern to the social worker but they just say that he can still make decisions and he seems ok and that its his right to stay in the flat.
I am worried in the event of my Aunts death which is sadly looking like its going to be soon that I will have to make all the funeral arrangments. Theres just so much involved with my Aunt and Uncle that I worry about all the things that need sorting such as his finances, his deterioration and his emotional needs and support as well as the funeral and all the things that need sorting out. I have done a lot for them for the past three years and I feel that I would like access to services and information to prepare for everything thats to come.
My sister won`t be able to help because she doesnt live here and my Nephews wife works as well as me. I worry that there isnt enough time to sort all these things out.
My Uncle is devastated about my Aunty. it leaves him on his own in the flat all week with just the carers for support. Recently he has been going more and more downhill with all the upset and stress of my Aunt. I feel guilty because I have to work full time and I only get to go to the hospital on Saturdays with him.
My Uncle has another relative his nephew , and his wife as well. I also have a sister but she lives in London and has just had a baby.
My Uncle is not tending to his personal hygiene and his appearance is dirty and dishevelled all the time. I have expressed concern to the social worker but they just say that he can still make decisions and he seems ok and that its his right to stay in the flat.
I am worried in the event of my Aunts death which is sadly looking like its going to be soon that I will have to make all the funeral arrangments. Theres just so much involved with my Aunt and Uncle that I worry about all the things that need sorting such as his finances, his deterioration and his emotional needs and support as well as the funeral and all the things that need sorting out. I have done a lot for them for the past three years and I feel that I would like access to services and information to prepare for everything thats to come.
My sister won`t be able to help because she doesnt live here and my Nephews wife works as well as me. I worry that there isnt enough time to sort all these things out.