Haven’t been around much lately as things have been getting quite difficult at home with mum and her AD. Anyway, my husband is working on the harvest and I got 10 days work away from home - cue emergency respite. SS found her a place just down the road with a very good reputation Although mum’s comprehension is pretty bad generally, (and like most people her age is frightened at the concept of being ‘put in a home’) she accepted the brief sojourn with equanimity. However, when I went to collect her she couldn’t scoot out the door fast enough. Talking to the staff I gleaned that she’s been wandering in and out of everyone’s rooms day and night - sounds normal to me Anyway, her nocturnal wanderings caused a problem and I strongly suspect she got chastised and ‘encouraged’ to stay in her room (not en-suite). I say this because she started peeing in her waste basket, and when they removed this, she peed in a drawer - why didn’t they give her a commode? They also told me she was reluctant to take care of her personal hygiene. Mum told my daughter they forced her to take a shower and stripped her clothes off Now I agree she is backward at coming forward about showering but given some gently persuasion by my daughter, she will shower with help and will volunteer to wash her hair in the sink separately here at home. And just to make things even more uncomfortable for her, buzzers and beepers were going off constantly. Now she’s autistic and sharp noises alone are enough to drive her demented. Poor woman must have been beside herself. I mentioned to the staff was there anyway she could have more peace and quite? Absolutely not! The alarms are for everyones safety. I suggested earplugs or similar at night and they were very off hand about me suggesting they change their system.
Sorry to offload but I feel she’s been let down badly and we’ve had a safety net taken away.
p.s. I rang our Social Worker to discuss these issues this morning and the receptionist said the SW was in the building and would ring straight back.........
Sorry to offload but I feel she’s been let down badly and we’ve had a safety net taken away.
p.s. I rang our Social Worker to discuss these issues this morning and the receptionist said the SW was in the building and would ring straight back.........