New Alzheimers Drug

Let's hope!
My MIL, who died a few weeks ago, had a different form of dementia, due to Parkinsons, so I know where you're coming from.

The problem with specialist drugs is always the incredibly high cost, rather than the technical problems of developing them, and governments have to strike a balance between the cost of care and the cost of prevention or treatment, so it's never simple.

But, something needs to change, one of the problems of care provision is the appalling quality of the care provided to many sufferers.
 
My Dad knows lots of people where one half of the couple has dementia now. The other person is left dealing with it. Care homes in general are awful as they're run for a profit which is entirely the wrong motive in any kind of care situation.
 
Sadly, home care is even worse, nearly all carers are untrained foreign nationals who barely speak any English, and paid just £7 per hour, exploited by the agencies that import them
 
srichards said:
Care homes in general are awful
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I'll agree that some are - we saw a few when we were looking for somewhere for Mrs Nod's Mum (at her request). The worst were converted vicarages or similar, with narrow corridors, few en-suite bathrooms and steep stairs. The place we eventually found was purpose built and well staffed with trained carers etc.. Where she is now (she now needs much more care and nursing) is in the same group and has the same attitude to staff - well trained and great. NOT a cheap option but worth every penny for her to be safe and well cared for.
 
My mother went into a care home for what turned out longer than expected. We effectively interviewed them and found somewhere with very caring staff, even though the facilities were not so nice as some of the newer homes. In our case, caring staff were more important than ensuite etc.

In the end it was a one-way ticket, but the home was good with her.
 
srichards said:
My Dad knows lots of people where one half of the couple has dementia now. The other person is left dealing with it. Care homes in general are awful as they're run for a profit which is entirely the wrong motive in any kind of care situation.
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Some are, but there are decent ones as well, and it’s not just down to what they charge. My mum went into a home a couple of years back : it was a fairly new purpose built home with good facilities and she was treated extremely well.
 
I have little recent experience of care homes, but there's a nursing home in my area that's excellent, I know (knew) 4 people who ended up there. It's been owned and managed by two sisters, many if not most are owned by large multinationals that are only interested in profits.

My MIL spent a month in a care home a couple of years ago, they were OK in that they seemed to be kind, but it didn't work out, mainly because the old lady had a very independent nature and couldn't cope with their rules and regulations, and couldn't accept being locked in and only allowed out into the grounds with permission and when accompanied.

The real problem in my experience is with care provided at home, where it's all about the local council buying in the cheapest care available, regardless of the quality.
 
My grandmother died about seventy years ago, while afflicted with dementia.

She was a patient in the Glasgow Royal Infirmary and many years later, my sister (who's several years older than me) praised the care that this state run establishment provided. It seems wrong to me that we are so stupid, as a nation, that we are allowing a gem like the NHS fall into disrepute because so many people think that treating our sick fellow citizens is a waste of resources. :headbang:
 
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