My partner is in respite at the moment (3 weeks) and I have been allowed in the dining room by some carers and not others, so am a bit disappointed as I like to help Richard with his eating making sure his food is soft and shredded or cut up very small for him to cope with. He tends to store food in his mouth and not swallow, so I can keep an eye on this (they have had to clear food from his mouth before) It has developed into Richard and I sitting at a table in the quiet area away from everyone else which I now do as a compromise. Reading the posts on this thread I get the feeling that some homes are more welcoming than others and I think Richard's falls somewhere in between. I would love to be able to go to the home and not find Richard soaking wet and the rest and forever requesting that they change him (I am calm when asking, but they really do not like being told, think I'm the bad guy) it could be coincidence but it wears me down and I want to scream. I do understand the carers work very hard, and underpaid, it might be too few carers to residents ratio, anyway I'm rambling now, sorry to take over your thread.the protected meal time policy is supposed to be used to stop none urgent clinical care as in nurses visits not to stop anyone having a meal with the family .
Meal times at Richard's care home seems to bring out the nurses - I have seen them inject residents whilst they are eating, and because the residents are not expecting it they have a sort of delayed reaction. Perhaps it's the only way they can administer their meds.the protected meal time policy is supposed to be used to stop none urgent clinical care as in nurses visits not to stop anyone having a meal with the family .