My lovely dad has a blood clot on his heart and is in heart failure. He is displaying symptoms that mirror a stroke (although the docs are now not convinced he's had one and we're waiting for a MRI in a few weeks). His mobility is getting pretty bad now: very weak down his right side, almost like the limbs are 'dying' as he's not in pain but they won't do as they're told. He lives on his own and even though we ring or pop round every day we still have to be in work for long periods so he's alone a lot of the time.
He can't walk without a frame now and is losing his grip. We've got OT and Age Concern round this week for a home assessment and I guess they will help with rails/advice about bathroom/shower etc. but I wondered if anyone has experience of this and can advise on any gadgets or other things that will make his life easier, e.g. he was given a 'knork' at the weekend (not the k!) which is a fork with a sharp edge so he can use his good hand to eat now.
We're also getting him an electric can opener and an adjustable bar stool for the kitchen that he can rest on while he's cooking.
He struggles with things like brishing his hair (and told us he'd used the washing up brush last week as it had a long handle - still has his sense of humour in tact!)
any other ideas? (links would also be great please)