For several months we have been supporting a carer who cares for his wife who has severe dementia. He cares for her at home.
He is waiting to have a surgical operation with a stay in hospital.
I spoke with him today because the hospital date is getting very close, but he told me there seems to be no continuity amongst the various staff who are involved with finding somewhere for his wife to stay whilst he is in hospital.
The care home he was hoping for his wife to stay in he has now been told is too expensive and SS will not pay.
He was told by yet another social worker (he has had 5 dealing with this up to now,) that they will get back to him.
So it appears that he has no control in the decisions and time is moving on.
I wanted to highlight the awful problem of what can happen when the carer becomes ill.