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Written by lynconn 18. Jul 2008 01:58 AM
Have had a shocking time with internet for the past six months so had just about accepted that I would never get back online again.
Life still rolling along, some days good and some days not so good. Just trying to make the best of things which is not very easy. Sandy slowly getting worse, he has been assessed high care but he is nowhere ready for a permanent place in a high care, dementia specific residential facility. We have found a place which is low care dementia specific residential respite, they only take five or six people at a time. Even though Sandy is high care the facility are still happy to have him because he is fairly easy to care for and he has a good temperament. Seems to be like that with everyone but me. The facility is also great because the clients ages vary anywhere between 40 and into the 80's. We have been doing respite every three months but I have now decided to book Sandy in for two weeks every 8 or 9 weeks. I don't want to put him into permanent care and if having respite more frequently helps me to keep him at home then that is my preferred option.
I will go now hope to catch up in the chat room soon.