nicole221087New Contributor
Daughter caring for Father
Hi everyone,
I am seeking some advice / guidance about caring for my father.
My father has lived his whole life with anxiety, and agrophobia that has gotten progressively worse since the passing of his mother 15 years ago.
He has had multiple hospital stays and is primarily cared for by his sister, who also lives next door.
My parents seperated when I was a baby and my Mum has done a good job at 'sheltering' me I guess. My father and I don't have a close relationship, but I do see him usually every month.
After his most recent stay in a mental health facility after an attempted suicide, my Aunty (his carer) has decided that she is burnt out and cannot continue to care for him. She has power of atorney and is pushing for him to be placed into a nursing home.
However, on Christmas Eve he was released from hospital and sent home. He is now calling me every day continually asking how he is going to get his medication. I have told him that I can come down once a fortnight or so (busy with being a teacher etc). I myself have had a small bout of anxiety after failed fertility treatment, and find that his constant anxiety and stress increases my own.
He is currently getting meals on wheels, but refuses to leave the house. Would he be best in a nursing home or hostel environment, even though he does not want to go, or are there other services out there (in the Sydney region), that could support him to stay in his own home?
I'm at a loss as to how to get the best for him, and found the public system to be of little help 😞
