Full Time Carer - Page 1/3

Subject: Full Time Carer
Replies: 20 Views: 3629

terence56 1.03.20 - 11:10am
Im a full time carer for my wife who has frontotemperal Dementia. I had to take early retirement in 2015 to look after her. I am not looking for general information I have already have all the information with regards to services available and the financial aspects. Im interested in how people cope on a daily basis, what they can do or cant do with the person they care for. I can take her for short walks, out to local cafes and restaurants and in the car for drives out * +

terence56 1.03.20 - 11:17am
as a carer my hours are 24/7/365 with time off only when I can find someone to take over from me, Her communication is virtually nil so I find myself more isolated and tend to go out only when I take her out for a couple of hours, Washing, Cleaning, cooking, Tidying are a given and I do the best I can on a daily basis. I welcome your thoughts and experiences please * +

poppyt 1.03.20 - 12:22pm
Theres a really good book called contented dementia....
I recommend it.... * +

corpse81 1.03.20 - 12:27pm
Still Alice is a good one book to read too.. * +

phallica 1.03.20 - 01:13pm
You can check to see if you're applicable for care where nurses visit for an hour or two twice or thrice a week, and make that time for yourself to see some friends or go to the pub. There's such a thing as carer burnout where carer's face exhaustion and depression due to the seemingly endless tasks involved. * +

crabit.1 1.03.20 - 02:10pm
Im a carer for my dad he has dementia I work as a support worker too. I had to fight to get a care package,he gets 7 hours a week for personal care breakfast lunch and tuck at night plus one day a week day care at a centre. I have a brother and sister and we all muck in and take care of everything else its one of the hardest periods of my life...Im mentally and physically done. Kudos to you mate. * +

bozzalad 1.03.20 - 03:26pm

@ terence56 - 1.03.20 - 11:10am
Im a full time carer for my wife who has frontotemperal Dementia. I had to take early retirement in 2015 to look after her. I am not looking for general information I have already have all the information with regards to services available and the financial aspects. Im interested in how people cope on a daily basis, what they can do or cant do with the person they care for. I can take her for short walks, out to local cafes and restaurants and in the car for drives out

try to get a tracker for her in case she goes awandering when you are to tired to wake up,
and make sure you have time for you , just to breathe
good luck

respite is well worth looking into * +

bozzalad 1.03.20 - 03:27pm

@ crabit.1 - 1.03.20 - 02:10pm
Im a carer for my dad he has dementia I work as a support worker too. I had to fight to get a care package,he gets 7 hours a week for personal care breakfast lunch and tuck at night plus one day a week day care at a centre. I have a brother and sister and we all muck in and take care of everything else its one of the hardest periods of my life...Im mentally and physically done. Kudos to you mate.