Hi all
My mum was diagnosed with dementia last year and has got slowly worse we have recently got social services involved and now we have someone coming each morning but only for an assessment period my mum continues to go down hill and doesn't like living in a big house all on her own we have just been offered a small flat in a sheltered housing area but not sure if this is a good idea to move her as she is getting more confused where she is and doesn't recognise the house she's lived in for over 50 years and has just started to go out of the house at night luckily no harm has yet come to her. We have discussed care homes but she has said if we put her in a care home she will kill her self. My question is at what point will social services step in and take the decision away from us and section her has anyone got any advice we are now at our wits end thanks
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My mum was diagnosed with dementia last year and has got slowly worse we have recently got social services involved and now we have someone coming each morning but only for an assessment period my mum continues to go down hill and doesn't like living in a big house all on her own we have just been offered a small flat in a sheltered housing area but not sure if this is a good idea to move her as she is getting more confused where she is and doesn't recognise the house she's lived in for over 50 years and has just started to go out of the house at night luckily no harm has yet come to her. We have discussed care homes but she has said if we put her in a care home she will kill her self. My question is at what point will social services step in and take the decision away from us and section her has anyone got any advice we are now at our wits end thanks
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