Hi everyone.
I'm fairly new to the forum. My husband is in the late middle to early late stage of Alzheimer's Disease and I have been caring for him full time, virtually on my own. My husband never sleeps right through the night. He wakes at odd hours and starts rummaging through the drawers of the bedside chest or tries to get up and get dressed. I haven't been well myself recently and am absolutely exhausted.
I feel that we have got to the point where I could do with him going into respite care for a little while but I know he will kick up a huge fuss and refuse to go. I was wondering if you could tell me of your experiences of a loved one going into respite care for the first time. How did you approach the subject and how did they react?
Thank you so much in advance and best wishes
Tracey.
I'm fairly new to the forum. My husband is in the late middle to early late stage of Alzheimer's Disease and I have been caring for him full time, virtually on my own. My husband never sleeps right through the night. He wakes at odd hours and starts rummaging through the drawers of the bedside chest or tries to get up and get dressed. I haven't been well myself recently and am absolutely exhausted.
I feel that we have got to the point where I could do with him going into respite care for a little while but I know he will kick up a huge fuss and refuse to go. I was wondering if you could tell me of your experiences of a loved one going into respite care for the first time. How did you approach the subject and how did they react?
Thank you so much in advance and best wishes
Tracey.