Admission to care home

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I'm sorry to read that your dad is very depressed about the thought of moving into a care home. I know of a couple of people, with dementia rather than cancer, who now have a live in carer. This means that they can stay in their own home but have someone looking after them 24 hours a day. Is this something that would be possible for your dad?

• Thank you for your reply latchbrook. Mum and Dad had a live in carer for a short while but it did not work out. Dad is very restless at night and used to often go and wake Mum whilst the carer slept through the night! In the end Mum has a night carer which was mostly better. Hard on Mum though as she had to care for him on her own during the day. When he had the latest infection she could no longer do it as he went off his feet and was admitted to the hospice. She fells she can no longer have him at home as she was mentally and physically and emotionally exhausted x