Hi - I am totally new to this forum and hope to get some help and advice. Gramps is 75 and been suffering from dementia for around 4 years. His care worker takes him out once a week which he loves. S Services in their wisdom have decided to have a shift around in the department and he is now faced with getting used to a 'stranger' - surely this is so wrong - he has not been consulted - this is so upsetting to him feelng he has such a lack of control - is there anything I can do? Also they tend to pick him up intermittently with no phonecall if they dont show up. My nan is 70 and is finding coping a problem - can anyone let me know what benefits she is entitled to etc. I would also like to know if there are any therapies I could try with him in order for him to get over his 'uselessness' feeling - he keeps telling everyone that he is useless. He is not useless and I would really love to work with him to show him he is not useless but a lovely grampa who just happens to have a cruel and nasty disease - any advice would be really gratefully received. Natalie xxx