Help for carers.

Age UK have a befriending service.
Would you volunteer for that, perhaps?
There must be many people who would absolutely love some time to spend doing their own thing for an hour or three!

I applied for our AGE UK befriending service and ended up helping people with their benefits claims forms. Just saying.

My fathers care home rang today to tell me they are going to have to put ‘safeguard’ in place as he is making a nuisance of himself to a lady in the care home who does not have the capacity to stop him. It is getting very serious and he is basically sexually assaulting her. He is thought to have no confusion at all but this is VERY out of character and I am wondering if it could be the start of dementia. I have asked them to call his GP and get him assessed, but what will happen if they put a safeguard in place? What does that mean.

Sorry meant to start a new thread!

If you contact your local Alzheimers Society I'm sure they will be glad of your service as a befriended for person with dementia which then gives the carer some time to themselves.

There are lots of roles - I help run Carers information courses (CrISP) which Carers find invaluable.

Try this: www.crossroadscandeg.org.uk/

They are based in Gloucestershire and have provided help for our OH on occasions.

.....or even my OH......