Just wondering if anyone else has had a family member diagnosed with "organic dementia"?
My dad was taken ill in May, went into hospital and after tests and treatment for a variety of brain problems, was given the diagnosis of "organic dementia". He ended up going straight into a EMI unit and his condition is getting worse.
We were told at the hospital that Community Mental Health would come out and give a proper diagnosis but that was in June and we have had nothing since.
Is it likely to be vascular or something else?
The care home struggled with his behaviour a few weeks ago when he got very aggressive and they ended up sending him to A&E (after being told to by 111) - A&E of course sent him straight back, but it did prompt Mental Health Services to come to see him. As it turned out, he had a UTI and antibiotics made him a little better so the Mental Health services discharged him.
Is there no time line for the health system to see him again or as he is now in a care home is he no longer their problem?
I know a diagnosis won't help him, but it may help the home and us know what to expect.
My dad was taken ill in May, went into hospital and after tests and treatment for a variety of brain problems, was given the diagnosis of "organic dementia". He ended up going straight into a EMI unit and his condition is getting worse.
We were told at the hospital that Community Mental Health would come out and give a proper diagnosis but that was in June and we have had nothing since.
Is it likely to be vascular or something else?
The care home struggled with his behaviour a few weeks ago when he got very aggressive and they ended up sending him to A&E (after being told to by 111) - A&E of course sent him straight back, but it did prompt Mental Health Services to come to see him. As it turned out, he had a UTI and antibiotics made him a little better so the Mental Health services discharged him.
Is there no time line for the health system to see him again or as he is now in a care home is he no longer their problem?
I know a diagnosis won't help him, but it may help the home and us know what to expect.