My father has been undergoing an assessment at the hospital for 8 weeks.
In that time he has unfortunately declined. He has become more aggressive. Two days ago he threw things at a nurse and another patient (No one hurt). His medication has been increased. He also may have become faecially incontinent. Not sure because I think having a stomach upset earlier in the week may have unsettled him. We have also, unfortunately, not been able to visit him for a few days
We have an assessment meeting on Monday. I am not too sure what to expect but I am fearful that he will be suitable only for the most secure home (as he also wanders), . I rang the AS helpline and they sent a list of homes. There seem to be very few homes suitable to deal with his problems, though I havent asked them until we get the formal assessment..
We will have to accept that we will have to travel some distance to a home (though my mother is too frail to undertake the journey too often), but my fear is that few homes will take him.
Has anyone been through a similar experience? We would be grateful for any advice in this move onto the next stage in the process.
Thanks
Russell
In that time he has unfortunately declined. He has become more aggressive. Two days ago he threw things at a nurse and another patient (No one hurt). His medication has been increased. He also may have become faecially incontinent. Not sure because I think having a stomach upset earlier in the week may have unsettled him. We have also, unfortunately, not been able to visit him for a few days
We have an assessment meeting on Monday. I am not too sure what to expect but I am fearful that he will be suitable only for the most secure home (as he also wanders), . I rang the AS helpline and they sent a list of homes. There seem to be very few homes suitable to deal with his problems, though I havent asked them until we get the formal assessment..
We will have to accept that we will have to travel some distance to a home (though my mother is too frail to undertake the journey too often), but my fear is that few homes will take him.
Has anyone been through a similar experience? We would be grateful for any advice in this move onto the next stage in the process.
Thanks
Russell