In advance I thank anyone who has taken the time to read this and maybe offer any help or advice.
My dear Friend (I will call him John) has an elderly mother who has been living in Portugal for the last 15 years. She moved over there to care for her Uncle who is also in Portugal.
The Uncle is physically unwell and she has been living and caring for him all this time.The Uncle has a daughter that has now contacted John to say that Mother is not coping and has gone rapidly down hill with episodes of mental illness and has now been diagnosed with Dementia.
The daughter has told him that she is bringing them both back to the UK on the first available flight and from then on she is John’s problem.
I have known John for many years and I don’t know quite how to put this but....he’s not capable of looking after her physically or mentally, he can barely look after himself, lives in a house with no heating etc and has a lot of social/mental health problems himself.
I’m at a loss how to help him, potentially there is a confused little old lady landing here with nowhere to go and no one capable of caring for her.
I add also that she does have finances so is able to pay for care if needed.
How on earth do I help him?
Any advice would be amazing!