All, thanks for the help you have already given me whilst I have been visiting this site.
I have now registered and am after some general advice:
My father has vascular dementia and is well supported by my mom and myself and neighbours. He is 79, recently scored 18 on the MMSE and is on 5mg Memantine. He is alert, aware and as ever adorable and very much loved. Physically he can get around but is slowing.
The advice I see is around the bigger picture as the doctors seem reluctant to predict the future.
I am merely trying to plan for things and would appreciate some experiences of:
- What next and what timescales
- How long before we need to think about nursing home etc
- How does my mom stand financially with regards to getting dad in nursing home
- I have seen it mentioned that 5 to 6 years is about the time from start to end...any comments
Thanks in anticipation
I have now registered and am after some general advice:
My father has vascular dementia and is well supported by my mom and myself and neighbours. He is 79, recently scored 18 on the MMSE and is on 5mg Memantine. He is alert, aware and as ever adorable and very much loved. Physically he can get around but is slowing.
The advice I see is around the bigger picture as the doctors seem reluctant to predict the future.
I am merely trying to plan for things and would appreciate some experiences of:
- What next and what timescales
- How long before we need to think about nursing home etc
- How does my mom stand financially with regards to getting dad in nursing home
- I have seen it mentioned that 5 to 6 years is about the time from start to end...any comments
Thanks in anticipation