I care for two elderly parents, my Dad has advanced dementia and has just gone into respite care, my Mum has been his main carer but struggling with physical pain due to caring for him and has had no break from caring since March 2020. Watching the toll on her and dealing with her being less than good mentally through lack of rest has been very trying. The last week having to spend so much time looking after him and trying to get him into respite care has been draining. I'm now worried that if Mum doesn't agree to him staying in care that I won't be able to cope if he comes out again.
Ideally, I'd like someone to talk to one-to-one locally, but there just aren't services in my area that do that. Really frustrating this week "Mental Health Week" lots of charities posting about how important mental health is, none doing anything to actually help those struggling.
Ideally, I'd like someone to talk to one-to-one locally, but there just aren't services in my area that do that. Really frustrating this week "Mental Health Week" lots of charities posting about how important mental health is, none doing anything to actually help those struggling.