Please Please Please can someone offer any advice.
Bit of History on this one I am afraid.
I am caring for my Granddad who was diagnosed with Alz in Dec 2014.
Up until that point he was living a happy healthy independent life with my Grandma (his wife of 64 years) in Jan 2015 he was sectioned under section 2 of the mental health act as he started having vivid hallucinations.
He was placed in our local NHS psychiatric hospital for assessment. After 28 days he was taken off section 2 and kept on the ward on an on-going basis until a social worker could be allocated and a care home found for my Granddad. After 4 weeks of waiting for a social worker he was classified as urgent. After a further 2 weeks while he was still waiting he caught pneumonia and was transferred to our local A&E and from there to the Adult care ward.
After 48 hrs on the adult care ward I was contacted by the NHS psychiatric hospital saying that patents can't occupy 2 beds in the NHS for more than 48 hrs and he would be discharged from the NHS psychiatric hospital.
My Granddad made a swift recovery from the Pneumonia but we had to start the process of getting a social worker all over again.... ahhhh .After another few weeks we were allocated a social worker and given full funding as my Grandma was still in the house that they own.. I was told to look for dementia residential home for my Granddad .. They insisted that he does not need nursing or EMI.
Back on the ward my Granddad is causing a whole load of trouble. Adult care ward are not the best places to be but for a very fit but very confused Alz patient is horrible. He was going in other patients rooms and going through their stuff. Trying to get into bed with other patients thinking they are his wife eventually the other patients complained that they felt "unsafe" provided him with a side room and 1:1 care.
As much as I try I cannot find a care home to take my Granddad they all say they "Cannot meet his needs". I've tried over 10 so far.
To make matters worse my Grandma (his wife passed away last night) so they have withdrawn the LH funding pending another assessment as the house could not be taken into consideration as my Grandma was living there.
Is finding a care home soo difficult for a patent with very special needs ?? My granddad is a very loving caring man but does get confused easily and as he is so fit and strong still even at 93 people can easily see this as aggression rather than just the frustration that it really is.
The only 2 EMI homes in our local area with availability I have contacted would have reservation as he is under 1:1 care due to his behaviour on the Adult care ward.
Its May an we are still no closer to getting my Granddad into a care home..
Questions:
Recommendations for care home in West Yorkshire for patents with specialist dementia needs ?
How are these special needs funded ?
I need to apply for deputyship over my granddads affairs but I have been told this will cost over £1000 and upto 6 months. What happens while this is going through ?
The capital of the house is the only assets my Granddad has my Grandma will passes everything to my Granddad so the LH realistically are not going to fund his care in any home we find.
Will I be forced to sell the house ?
Can the state sell the house ?? My Granddad isn't in any state to sign anything. The house is fully fitted to care for my Granddad needs. so not in any position to be put onto the market for sale.
Help, Help, Help
Bit of History on this one I am afraid.
I am caring for my Granddad who was diagnosed with Alz in Dec 2014.
Up until that point he was living a happy healthy independent life with my Grandma (his wife of 64 years) in Jan 2015 he was sectioned under section 2 of the mental health act as he started having vivid hallucinations.
He was placed in our local NHS psychiatric hospital for assessment. After 28 days he was taken off section 2 and kept on the ward on an on-going basis until a social worker could be allocated and a care home found for my Granddad. After 4 weeks of waiting for a social worker he was classified as urgent. After a further 2 weeks while he was still waiting he caught pneumonia and was transferred to our local A&E and from there to the Adult care ward.
After 48 hrs on the adult care ward I was contacted by the NHS psychiatric hospital saying that patents can't occupy 2 beds in the NHS for more than 48 hrs and he would be discharged from the NHS psychiatric hospital.
My Granddad made a swift recovery from the Pneumonia but we had to start the process of getting a social worker all over again.... ahhhh .After another few weeks we were allocated a social worker and given full funding as my Grandma was still in the house that they own.. I was told to look for dementia residential home for my Granddad .. They insisted that he does not need nursing or EMI.
Back on the ward my Granddad is causing a whole load of trouble. Adult care ward are not the best places to be but for a very fit but very confused Alz patient is horrible. He was going in other patients rooms and going through their stuff. Trying to get into bed with other patients thinking they are his wife eventually the other patients complained that they felt "unsafe" provided him with a side room and 1:1 care.
As much as I try I cannot find a care home to take my Granddad they all say they "Cannot meet his needs". I've tried over 10 so far.
To make matters worse my Grandma (his wife passed away last night) so they have withdrawn the LH funding pending another assessment as the house could not be taken into consideration as my Grandma was living there.
Is finding a care home soo difficult for a patent with very special needs ?? My granddad is a very loving caring man but does get confused easily and as he is so fit and strong still even at 93 people can easily see this as aggression rather than just the frustration that it really is.
The only 2 EMI homes in our local area with availability I have contacted would have reservation as he is under 1:1 care due to his behaviour on the Adult care ward.
Its May an we are still no closer to getting my Granddad into a care home..
Questions:
Recommendations for care home in West Yorkshire for patents with specialist dementia needs ?
How are these special needs funded ?
I need to apply for deputyship over my granddads affairs but I have been told this will cost over £1000 and upto 6 months. What happens while this is going through ?
The capital of the house is the only assets my Granddad has my Grandma will passes everything to my Granddad so the LH realistically are not going to fund his care in any home we find.
Will I be forced to sell the house ?
Can the state sell the house ?? My Granddad isn't in any state to sign anything. The house is fully fitted to care for my Granddad needs. so not in any position to be put onto the market for sale.
Help, Help, Help
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