help needed with care home

[Guest joshdonlan]

My grandmother has got dementia in a bad way and now needs 24/7 care. Has anyone on here got any knowledge of how to go about this?

 

You can PM if you like

 

Thanks

[mark proctor]

My grandmother has got dementia in a bad way and now needs 24/7 care. Has anyone on here got any knowledge of how to go about this?

 

You can PM if you like

 

Thanks

 

MY MISSES IS A CARER,,I WILL GET HER TO PM YOU WHEN SHE GETS HOME FROM WORK...SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR GRANDMOTHER,,.. :B :B :B :B :B

[Guest MIKE1957]

hi mate..my partner works in a care home.....she says if your funding it you just have to ring the home but if you need goverment funding you have to go through social services and they send you out a benifit form.but you get to choose where you send her/him. not all care homes take goverment funded people

cheers mike

[grizzal]

Hi

 

Firstly Is your grand mother under a doctor that specialises in Dementia? if not you need to contact her GP and local social services. Would she be government funded or private?. If you can give me more details I can try to help you get the right help you need.

 

I run a residential home for adults with Dementia in Stevenage Hertfordshire.

 

Best Wishes

Diane

[grizzal]

Hi

 

Firstly Is your grand mother under a doctor that specialises in Dementia? if not you need to contact her GP and local social services. Would she be government funded or private?. If you can give me more details I can try to help you get the right help you need.

 

I run a residential home for adults with Dementia in Stevenage Hertfordshire.

 

Best Wishes

Diane

 

i have not changed sex i asked my wife to answer

[rembrant2coo]

My grandmother has got dementia in a bad way and now needs 24/7 care. Has anyone on here got any knowledge of how to go about this?

 

You can PM if you like

 

Thanks

 

Been there mate ,I am very sorry to here about your grandmother ,I  lost my wife to the dreaded  disease, and I know what your up against mate get in touch with social sevices ,if your Dr has not done so by now get them to do it right away I assume by this time when you say  in a bad way something has or will be done to help you out the s /work passes it on mate and it will be sorted by them, give me a p.m. if you need any more help, I,m only to willing to help you out    harry    rembrant 2coo

[BIGDAVE]

Good luck i seen me best mate destroyed with struggling for years to cope with his grandmother and the decisions he had to make only now is he starting to get his life back on track slowly and he still cannot talk about his grandmother with out nearly having a nervous breakdown my heart feels for you .

[Guest Jargre-]

GP Referal is the way to deal with it, or you can go directly to a Private nursing company who are licensed and with all carers at least NVQ level.  Be careful on why you choose though as there are a lot of outfits out there that run close to the wind..

[Guest]

Josh are you wanting to keep your gran at home or let her go into a care home.

As you know we live very close to each other and i have had experience in the care environment so i would be more than happy to offer you any advice that you need via pm.

I was a senior carer in your area and then i qualified as the Assesment Officer for the same company so i could help if you wish .

[blaz]

sorry to hear that .you are in for a very hard time going through this as anyone that has been through it will tell you.first of all your grandmother will have to be assessed by a doctor

to see how far this has progressed.then either your selves or your grandmothers doctor will get in touch with social work department .then they will get your grandmother a place in one of the homes that deal with patients with  dementia

[Guest joshdonlan]

Thanks for the replys

[marmite]

hi m8 soz to hear about grandmother .  i work as a carer  if u r funding a care home yourself u  will have to ring around homes to find 1 that has spaces  but b prepared as they cost in the region of approx £700 to £ 800 per week for 24hr care.   alternatively  u will have to apply to social services as they may fund it if grandmother doesnt own her own home.also if grandmother can do a few bits herself or can b on her own a bit in the day u could apply for home carers through social services or private company as this is what i do for a living and i have a few ladies and gents that have final stages of dementia .  i hope this hlps if u need to chat pls feel free to pm me m8 .  best of luck m8     clive

[BIGDAVE]

Hi mate be very careful it is a mine field every thing is means tested my mate tried for years to get help but had to pay for private help while he worked to feed and give his gran medication on a daily basis .

 

The times this company failed to turn up and feed and give medication was scandalous always resulting in  calls either from the police or ambulance service after she was found to have collapsed through dehydration etc

 

The social services will put the onus on you to look after her maybe with some home help  if you cannot pay for private services take my advise and have her put into a home ,with all the good intentions your family as to look after your gran it is better for her and better for your family .When i see what my mate went through the money it cost him and finally cost him after the last time she was found unconscious and admitted to hospital he just gave the hospital a six figure cheque and said look after her and left the hospital destroyed and broke this is true i was with him he still cannot bring himself to visit his gran who raised him .I know his family are trying to get him interested back in is birds and out of his depression and to enjoy himself again a man  who would help anyone especially the most unfortunate of our society .

 

 

Dave Sanderson