stepdad cant cope with loss of my beautiful mumx

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well i thought things would calm down a bit after mums funeral etc but my stepdad has now been sent to the local mental health hospital for a three week stay maybe longer after he had a breakdown following mums death .hes been outside his bungalow shouting that mum was stealing his car ,hes called police twice saying someone was in  his bungalow and wouldnt leave .we know he has charles bonnet syndrome which causes hallucinations ,but the breakdown over mum was the last straw for him .the trouble is dad is a big man ,disabled and incontinent.they have no facilities for disabled people so have had to put him with young people who have had breakdowns through drug problems etc.we have tried to get him moved somewhere else but the nurses say although he shouldnt be there its all down to lack of money .i think at nearly 80 years old its a sad situation for someone who is still grieving the loss of his wife xxxxx

 

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  • FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Bless him, it so unfair how there are so many things the government waste money on when there are much more necessary uses for that money. I do hope he finds the strength to cope or at the very least they find a more appropiate place for him to stay.

    Helen xxx

  • FormerMember
    FormerMember

    I'm so sorry your poor stepdad is going through this. He deserves better. My mum owns a private mental health unit, set up by her and my dad in the 80s and my dad always used to comment on the appalling lack of mental health facilities for the elderly in this country, successive governments have closed them and closed them and now there's very few left. Your stepdad should never have been placed in the unit he's in, it's grossly unsuitable and I have to say, in the private sector it wouldn't be allowed to happen, our unit would not for example be allowed to take in an adolescent drug addict because it's not what we're licenced for, if it was found that we had, we could be closed for breach of licence. For three weeks it's not the end of the world but if he's going to be any longer than that I'd look around to see if there's any specialist EMI homes in your area and if there are, campaign to get him into one of those. Local authorities DO pay to put people into private homes, most of our residents are local authority funded. Best of luck and I hope you get him home soon, love Vikki x

  • FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Hi Passion,

    I agree whole heartedly with Helen. If they would put more

    money into the hospitals that need it. Instead of giving themselves embarassing Golden handshakes. But that would never do would it??.  Look after yourself.

    Take care and be safe Big Hugs Love Sarsfield.xx

  • FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Hi Val ((hugs))

    I am so sorry that you have so much more to deal with after such a difficult year, and so soon after teh loss of your Mum. Your poor stepdad, I really hope that he gets the right help and that you manage to get him moved somewhere more appropriate.

    You are often in my thoughts and I hope that you are finding strength to help you through. The early days are hard Val, look after yourself too.Thinking of you, with love Sharonxx