My 80 year old dad who has Alzheimer's was moved yesterday to his third care home in only thirteen months. This time it was because the previous one is closing for a minimum of 12 months for complete refurbishment!! The family had only arranged to have him placed there in May this year and we've had to move him again so soon... I thought that when we found Ingles Court, last time, that he would be able to stay there indefinitely - just goes to show that it was wishful thinking & nothing is permanent - except Alzheimer's of course -
We already know that Admiral House (where he is now) can only 'keep' him until he enters the next Alzheimer's stage and who knows how long that might be! - Dad was diagnosised with this horrible desease in 2001 and is still classed as mild-moderate - so it has been pretty slow in progressing so far - this is due to the medication that he's been on since the beginning. I'm sure that if this was stopped it'll be a completely different story.
He knows who we are when we visit and still has his great sense of humour - he's so happy in his own world.
...it's such a shame that he has no idea what's happening in his head...
