Lionel has had quite a bad week. Fell again in bathroom early today, called paramedics. Also rang CPN who visited mid morning. She felt that it was time that Lionel went in for assessment for nursing care, and mental health ass. also.
She recommended that he went to a local nursing home, and rang them from our house. They came out to see Lionel at 3pm but did not feel that it would be suitable for him. Last call from social services at 8.30pm still could not get emergency placement.
At least Lionel was calmer this evening, and I struggled to get him into bed.
I am quite happy to arrange respite myself, but now this is only a sticking plaster, and is not addressing Lionel's future needs.
So tomorrow we start again, and hopefully we can get him placed, and a full assessment started. Incidently, they feel that the recent introduction of a new medication may not be helping, so are changing the dosage,
I am now so tired, confused and upset. He stated to day that he was tired of living like this. He has still such an insight into his condition, but has no spacial awareness and mobility almost gone. Its a bl---y awful disease.
Sorry to rant on, but it does help. Take care of yourselves, Connie
She recommended that he went to a local nursing home, and rang them from our house. They came out to see Lionel at 3pm but did not feel that it would be suitable for him. Last call from social services at 8.30pm still could not get emergency placement.
At least Lionel was calmer this evening, and I struggled to get him into bed.
I am quite happy to arrange respite myself, but now this is only a sticking plaster, and is not addressing Lionel's future needs.
So tomorrow we start again, and hopefully we can get him placed, and a full assessment started. Incidently, they feel that the recent introduction of a new medication may not be helping, so are changing the dosage,
I am now so tired, confused and upset. He stated to day that he was tired of living like this. He has still such an insight into his condition, but has no spacial awareness and mobility almost gone. Its a bl---y awful disease.
Sorry to rant on, but it does help. Take care of yourselves, Connie