This may seem like a silly question, but when the bedding etc is getting changed/thrown out have your grandparents actually been treated for scabies? Have they gotten rid of them and they keep coming back? I think scabies is extremely contagious with direct skin contact and I *personally wouldn't want anyone holding my baby if they had it. I'm not sure though if they are contagious after treatment. I think the treatment is just a cream from neck to toe, maybe ask the chemist and after your grandparents are treated they may not be contagious.. It is extremely sad. Have your grandparents been assessed by ACAT (Aged care Assessment Team)? It sounds like you really need the help of a social worker. I am shocked the hospital hasn't done more to prevent this happening. Surely they are entitled to home help?? I hope your grandparents get the help they deserve. Do you know where the scabies are coming from?
Thanks BAL yep, they have had the full scabies treatment, my Mum and Aunt make sure of it. And yep, they have had quite a few ACAT assessments too (each time they get out of hospital), but all they do is provide more in-home help because my grandparents don’t want to move. But it’s not enough, they need to be in fully supported care. And as for the RTA my grandfather was able to get his driving licence back so many times when he was clearly unable to physically drive as well as clearly suffering from dementia. But I don’t want to beat up, hospitals or aged care services, I think they great, really I do, it’s just my grandparents seem to have slipped through the gap on this occasion. Probably because they have hit a sweet spot between pleading and bluffing to get what they want, to stay in their home.
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yep, they have had the full scabies treatment, my Mum and Aunt make sure of it. And yep, they have had quite a few ACAT assessments too (each time they get out of hospital), but all they do is provide more in-home help because my grandparents don’t want to move. But it’s not enough, they need to be in fully supported care. And as for the RTA 
my grandfather was able to get his driving licence back so many times when he was clearly unable to physically drive as well as clearly suffering from dementia. But I don’t want to beat up, hospitals or aged care services, I think they great, really I do, it’s just my grandparents seem to have slipped through the gap on this occasion. Probably because they have hit a sweet spot between pleading and bluffing to get what they want, to stay in their home.
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