My mother is currently in a care home being funded by the state until tomorrow. Adult social care called this morning and cannot do an assessment yet but as mum is self funding they say the choice is us/mum. Mum wants to go home but she has vascular dementia and we don’t know for how long. She has lucid moments but not many and cannot manage money etc.
We therefore believe that being in a care home is best for her. She has no LPA but I do hold An enduring power of attorney which is registered so I can take hold of her finances. But I worry about making a decision for her. She does not like where she is so we have found a nice one which we can afford which has a specialist dementia unit which her current home does not have. I just don’t know how to go about having a conversation with her about staying in a home. I would love to know how others have dealt with this situation.
We therefore believe that being in a care home is best for her. She has no LPA but I do hold An enduring power of attorney which is registered so I can take hold of her finances. But I worry about making a decision for her. She does not like where she is so we have found a nice one which we can afford which has a specialist dementia unit which her current home does not have. I just don’t know how to go about having a conversation with her about staying in a home. I would love to know how others have dealt with this situation.