Hello,
I'm looking for advice on behalf of my partner, whose mum (68y) was diagnosed with frontal-temporal dementia earlier this year. She lives alone in S London and is able to get out and about (with encouragement), but is quickly becoming more anxious, confused and reluctant to go outside. Recently she went to visit a familiar place and suddenly didn't recognise where she was. She also struggles with managing money, eating regular meals and taking and 3x daily medication.
My partner has applied for PoA (health/legal), which is pending. He's also set up a timed dossete box to dispense her pills but is unable to visit every weekend to refill this, meaning MIL often misses/takes the wrong dose.
My partner is looking to move his mum closer to us (W London, where she grew up). He is an only child and there's not much family around to help. Plus we have a new baby so he's juggling a lot.
Mother-in-law owns her home and the plan is to sell this home and rent/buy a flat in sheltered accommodation nearer to us. Is this a good idea? Should we be buying or renting? She also has 25k in savings. Any other options you'd recommend?
If you have experience in this, what would you do? I don't even know where to begin.
Thank you