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Striker
Don’t give him the time of day. He’s a nuisance and needs a lifetime ban from this place, for his own sanity.I think you’ve misinterpreted this completely. There are more than one million people living with dementia in the U.K. There are roughly 450k care homes beds in total. That’s old age, dementia, mental health, learning disabilities and physical disabilities including brain injury/ stroke etc. The overwhelming majority of people with a diagnosis of dementia are not in care settings. There’s also very good evidence that you should avoid care homes until there is no other option as people tend to deteriorate cognitively quicker and be less independent when not in their own environments.
In this instance the support for mum and dad was in place for them to manage but that’s changed quickly. Not everyone lives ten minutes away from parents and can’t be there immediately. Hells husband is already on the way and they are trying to make arrangements to ensure he and mum are fine and ideally able to stay at home as is almost certainly their preferred wish. I agree- I hope their children are considerate and compassionate enough to listen to their wishes, keep them as independent as possible at home for as long as possible and are willing to drop everything to drive to Devon as soon as needed. I’ll be very happy if my son is the same when I need him.
I’m sure it wasn’t your intention but you’ve jumped in and been unnecessarily judgmental and unkind.
I hope he then gets the help he needs too.