Spent a fair amount of time in one of those in the last few months.
I wish the level of care received by my father was as good as described there, but it wasn't. Thankfully, Norwich Social Services and Occupational Health moved heaven and earth to modify the house, at no cost to the family, so that it was suitable for him to come home - he's been home a fortnight now, and is a completely different man to the angry, confused, frail old man we left at the home every day. Well, he's still frail, but when I look into his eyes, Dad is in there looking out again, and he hadn't been there for a while. I thought he wasn't coming back.
That place sounds sad, sobering, depressing. You should try visiting one that specialises in dementia cases. 100% of the residents at the place that father was in had a form of dementia. I can't adequately express how much worse it was than that place sounds.
Posted By: Arizona Bay on July 14th 2009 at 10:58:40
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- A very sad and sobering piece here (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 14, 10:49:31
- Spent a fair amount of time in one of those in the last few months. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jul 14, 10:58:40
- btw AB I am glad to hear your Dad is happy in his recognised environment. (n/m) (General Chat) - lovely old job, Jul 14, 11:26:20
- Thank you. He is happier, undoubtedly, even if he can't always express it himself. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jul 14, 11:30:32
- My Dad's mind has started to desert him, some days I go and see him and I don't recognise (General Chat) - lovely old job, Jul 14, 11:11:56
- My grandad (General Chat) - Brandonio, Jul 14, 11:05:48
- I was lucky (if that is how you can describe it) (General Chat) - DNB41, Jul 14, 11:04:34
- although my dad only had cancer, i still try to take comfort from the fact that he had all (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jul 14, 11:32:20
- my dad died after 8-9 years of alzheimers...... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jul 14, 11:12:19
- Oh mine (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 14, 11:02:59
- Same here. (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Jul 14, 11:03:21
- btw AB I am glad to hear your Dad is happy in his recognised environment. (n/m) (General Chat) - lovely old job, Jul 14, 11:26:20
- I was thinking the same when listening to the radio this am (General Chat) - camcan, Jul 14, 10:54:39
- I wonder what happens in other countries (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 14, 10:59:58
- Tony Robinson said that future generations will look back (General Chat) - camcan, Jul 14, 11:02:24
- I wonder what happens in other countries (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 14, 10:59:58
- ... (General Chat) - duke of york, Jul 14, 10:50:33
- Spent a fair amount of time in one of those in the last few months. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jul 14, 10:58:40
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