Hello everyone,
A brief background, my mam has FTD and in may was diagnosed with motor neuron disease too. Almost a year ago my Dad died so my mam came to live with me. At the moment she is in respite but I feel awful, totally wretched. The staff are lovely but my mam knows her surroundings and is quite with it in many ways. The patients are all severely demented and I think that is upsetting Mam.
What I'm wondering is if anyone has any wxperience of getting respite in their own home, for say a WEEK (so I can take my children on holiday). I'm more than willing to pay but this person would need to live in and supervise mam for 24hrs a day. I think this is the only answer. It's a catch 22 situation. I want mam to live with my family but need to give the children
(and hubby) a break.
I never thought it would be easy to leave mam in respite but I feel rotten about where she is. She is only 65 and the other residents are all much older and much much less able than mam.
Any suggestions welcomed
A brief background, my mam has FTD and in may was diagnosed with motor neuron disease too. Almost a year ago my Dad died so my mam came to live with me. At the moment she is in respite but I feel awful, totally wretched. The staff are lovely but my mam knows her surroundings and is quite with it in many ways. The patients are all severely demented and I think that is upsetting Mam.
What I'm wondering is if anyone has any wxperience of getting respite in their own home, for say a WEEK (so I can take my children on holiday). I'm more than willing to pay but this person would need to live in and supervise mam for 24hrs a day. I think this is the only answer. It's a catch 22 situation. I want mam to live with my family but need to give the children
(and hubby) a break.
I never thought it would be easy to leave mam in respite but I feel rotten about where she is. She is only 65 and the other residents are all much older and much much less able than mam.
Any suggestions welcomed