Alzheimer Care or Con?

Ron, this is a dreadful story and I am so sorry to know that your family is going through this.  My grandmother had Alzheimer's and it's just the most dreadful of diseases. When she realized that she was ill she begged my grandfather not to tell the rest of the family because she was so ashamed. He lived with it and took care of her for a couple of years before it got to be too much and he had to call the rest of us in.

Eventually, he had to put her in a care facility and it broke his heart to do so. Ironically, she died only days after being admitted. He believed it was putting her in there that broke her spirit and felt responsible for her death. It was horrible!

Fortunately, all things considered, she didn't suffer for very long and she nor we had the chance to experience the shameful kind of conduct you are talking about.

My prayers are with you all.

Thanks for your support and prayers Diana, as always!

As you can see from the posts above I intend to gather information that relates to the way our loved ones are treated by so-called Carer's, and then attempt to destroy the cushy way of life and profiteering of the so-called 'Care Homes', the Company's, their Directors and Staff! Where proven guilty they should face a prison sentence for assault with personal injury claims to follow thereafter! Put simply, they need to be reminded that they have a duty of care towards all.

Collectively we may be able to do something about not only the disease that we all know about, a disease that has probably affected at least one person in every family on this earth (but likely called something else) but we may just also be able to stop the abuse with some high profile media coverage when in a position to do so. We probably all know somebody who has suffered yet nothing gets done to improve their quality of life, why is that? Remember, it could be me or you to suffer next, something must be done!

Your example is one that could be used also if you are happy to allow it to be quoted. Maybe you would wish to add something more, I don't know. Either way there is no hurry (well there is of course) but what I mean is you don't have to send it by return! I will for the time being collect such information as the people are prepared to provide and take it from there. 

That is shocking news Lyn B. Hospitals should do better, they all should do better.  My 'Dad' has been in and out of the John Radcliff Hospital, Oxford, many times over the past few years, and has received excellent care.

I do remember when my mum was in hospital (The Churchill), I was there visiting at meal time, she received the food of another patient, a diabetic patient, and that patient received my mum's food, complete with the sugars the diabetic was not allowed. Such mistakes could cause serious problems even death; especially in the aged and infirm.

I was living in the States when mum was at The Churchill, so I can't vouch for the care she received other than that one time. She passed away there though.

That's so sad Andy. It's an awful illness for the relatives, so sorry you had to experience that.