Originally Posted by
skot
BobL,
Wonder if you can clear something up for me if you can. My 88 yo mother is showing signs of severe memory loss and I have approached her Doctor (he's the same as mine) with her symptoms. He gave me a phone number to ask about an ACAT assessment but it appears that the assessment is only to be done when entry into a care facility in immanent. Mum can still cook for herself and seems to be coping ...sort of..... and her Dr said as long as she is not a threat to herself we should just keep an eye on her. I was wondering if I should contact Dementia Australia and see if there is a step before Aged Care Home so that she can stay in her home with some extra help from a government scheme.