Hi All,
My poor dad is in the later stages of vascular dementia and has just spent 5 days in hospital as he become so constipated whilst in the nursing home that it was a danger to him. The sudden deterioration in him over the past 3 weeks is considerable and awful to see. He is now bed ridden, his speech has become very slurred and he has barely eaten for 3 weeks and has lost a lot of weight contributing to his tiredness and muscle fatigue. He is now on a stage 2 diet and was taking lots of fluids whilst in hospital but only drinking Ensure which has to be thickened. My problem is the GP has said that they won't provide Ensure on prescription and the home won't provide it either. Why on earth should we buy it when dad is paying £500 a week for the home???? I am livid and wonder which way to turn now
My poor dad is in the later stages of vascular dementia and has just spent 5 days in hospital as he become so constipated whilst in the nursing home that it was a danger to him. The sudden deterioration in him over the past 3 weeks is considerable and awful to see. He is now bed ridden, his speech has become very slurred and he has barely eaten for 3 weeks and has lost a lot of weight contributing to his tiredness and muscle fatigue. He is now on a stage 2 diet and was taking lots of fluids whilst in hospital but only drinking Ensure which has to be thickened. My problem is the GP has said that they won't provide Ensure on prescription and the home won't provide it either. Why on earth should we buy it when dad is paying £500 a week for the home???? I am livid and wonder which way to turn now