Elderly parents or relatives to care for and/or worry about? This is the place for you.
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Aug 2019
10:01am, 16 Aug 2019
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TomahawkMike
After 6 months in a wonderful care home that can cope with dementia residents my MIL is not able to return after her third hospital visit in a month. The home say she needs to be able to walk on her without reasonable risk of not falling over or use a walking aid and she can't so either. She is very unsteady but can't seem to cope with any walking aids. So she is stuck in the hospital while they work out what to do with her. Very sad as she has deteriorated in the last few days. They might try rehab but it's a bit bleak for OH and the SILs. Taking a day at a time. To see if she perks up. I can't see her being able to walk very far without stumbling ever again.
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Aug 2019
10:47am, 16 Aug 2019
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LindsD
Oh, that's sad, Mike. I'm sorry.
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Aug 2019
11:43am, 16 Aug 2019
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Little Miss Happy
Sorry to hear that Mike, it's an unusual stipulation for a home that residents must be independently mobile and I guess that for most it would mean a move was required at a point when they would be least able to deal with it.
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Aug 2019
11:59am, 16 Aug 2019
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Mandymoo
Mike that is so so sad.
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Aug 2019
12:21pm, 16 Aug 2019
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LazyDaisy
I'm sorry Mike, and also a bit surprised about the mobility stipulation. My mum's dementia home has many residents in wheelchairs. It's a purpose built place though, maybe some homes that are converted big houses can't cope with that.
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Aug 2019
12:37pm, 16 Aug 2019
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jda
Very relieved that my dad's care home has just extended and opened a specialist dementia wing, as a similar issue had been hanging over us in principle since he went in. Was a bit sad to see how he's declined physically since being there - basically sunk into the bed and rather non-interactive. I think it has as much to do with his state of mind and reaction to his situation, as to his illness per se.
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Aug 2019
12:40pm, 16 Aug 2019
8,801 posts
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Mandymoo
We have placed a bid on a flat in a 24 hour care facility for Mum. Bid has closed and now need to wait for the decission. Her dementia is really getting back, she also had a nasty fall a couple of weeks ago and really shouldn't be on her own anymore. She is getting so confused and forgetting to take her tablets that I place in her box for her. Its horrid
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Aug 2019
12:52pm, 16 Aug 2019
1,557 posts
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Little Miss Happy
I hope that you get it Mandy. jda - hopefully he'll rally and improve as he adjusts FiL went through a phase of basically dozing and eating when he wasn't sleeping but is now coming round a bit and being more interactive though the staff are having to be quite proactive with him. |
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Aug 2019
12:54pm, 16 Aug 2019
2,212 posts
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TomahawkMike
Thanks all. There are several with wheelchairs in the home. It seems to be related to her inability to accept any aids like this. They can't watch her all the time and she simple tries to get up and falls over. The other wheelchair users seem happy to remain in place. There are dementia residents who cope fine with Zimmer frames too but not her
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Aug 2019
12:59pm, 16 Aug 2019
2,213 posts
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TomahawkMike
Mandymoo.. good luck. It's tough when its out of your control.
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