My mother is only 76 and has all that Ian describes and worse. I want to reassure those who are agonising over next steps that arranging a good care home for her in July last year was the best thing I could have done. She is safe and well looked after. She is never going to get better but the standard of care is much better than I could hope to put in place and quite frankly I finally have peace of mind. Sometimes it's not about doing the perfect thing, just the best thing possible in the most difficult of circumstances.
Dementia Support Line
Karen Ball
saysMy mother is only 76 and has all that Ian describes and worse. I want to reassure those who are agonising over next steps that arranging a good care home for her in July last year was the best thing I could have done. She is safe and well looked after. She is never going to get better but the standard of care is much better than I could hope to put in place and quite frankly I finally have peace of mind. Sometimes it's not about doing the perfect thing, just the best thing possible in the most difficult of circumstances.