DZU you have my sympathy and I hope the suggestions made by other respondents will be helpful.
I have a similar problem. Mum will go out but only in my company. This obviously means that I am struggling to get time to myself. Mum was attending a small and very friendly day centre one day per week but has recently refused to go back (there was no obvious trigger for this but mum has never been keen on going). The carer came to pick mum up and tried to persuade her to go along with her but to no avail. Mum also refuses to have visitors to the house, carers used to come twice a day to administer medication but mum became increasingly hostile to them and I took over this responsibility. In emergencies mum will agree to visits by my brother and a close neighbour but neither are able to provide much regular cover.
I would be most grateful if anyone has any experience of this kind of behaviour and could offer advice on strategies to overcome it.
Many thanks in advance
I have a similar problem. Mum will go out but only in my company. This obviously means that I am struggling to get time to myself. Mum was attending a small and very friendly day centre one day per week but has recently refused to go back (there was no obvious trigger for this but mum has never been keen on going). The carer came to pick mum up and tried to persuade her to go along with her but to no avail. Mum also refuses to have visitors to the house, carers used to come twice a day to administer medication but mum became increasingly hostile to them and I took over this responsibility. In emergencies mum will agree to visits by my brother and a close neighbour but neither are able to provide much regular cover.
I would be most grateful if anyone has any experience of this kind of behaviour and could offer advice on strategies to overcome it.
Many thanks in advance