Seeking advice, help and reassurance!
OH in a CH for temporary placement......following on from 5weeks in hospital. This was agreed for respite for me and with the promised of daily physio to try to get him back to previous (before hospital admission )’base line’ of transferring with a rotaunder and two carers.After a week the physios are still not attending!!!
To cut an exceptionally long story he is now having to be hoisted ( he has no mobility), The CH is well staffed...all staff appear caring, ...he is clean and well presented BUT he is hoisted into a chair in a room full of much older, much more physically challenged and with advanced dementia. The TV is on but frequently anyone would be unable to follow due to the noise etc.This environment is damaging his ment.al state I am sure. An activities lady works Monday to Friday for a few hours but it’s usually a sing song then Bingo!
I feel he would be better off in his room, with his own TV but that’s not really what it should be!
It appears there are different areas in the CH and the more ‘with it’ residents shy away from the area where OH is put. When I requested he be elsewhere It was tried one afternoon but not since...appears each has their own seat! Are all CH like this!
I dread visiting as he is despairing....I am unhappy...... stressed and really don’t know what to do....the prospect was originally to seek permanent position.
As this was arranged via hospital, what and where do we go !
Never thought I would feel like this!! And this is suppose to be respite!
OH in a CH for temporary placement......following on from 5weeks in hospital. This was agreed for respite for me and with the promised of daily physio to try to get him back to previous (before hospital admission )’base line’ of transferring with a rotaunder and two carers.After a week the physios are still not attending!!!
To cut an exceptionally long story he is now having to be hoisted ( he has no mobility), The CH is well staffed...all staff appear caring, ...he is clean and well presented BUT he is hoisted into a chair in a room full of much older, much more physically challenged and with advanced dementia. The TV is on but frequently anyone would be unable to follow due to the noise etc.This environment is damaging his ment.al state I am sure. An activities lady works Monday to Friday for a few hours but it’s usually a sing song then Bingo!
I feel he would be better off in his room, with his own TV but that’s not really what it should be!
It appears there are different areas in the CH and the more ‘with it’ residents shy away from the area where OH is put. When I requested he be elsewhere It was tried one afternoon but not since...appears each has their own seat! Are all CH like this!
I dread visiting as he is despairing....I am unhappy...... stressed and really don’t know what to do....the prospect was originally to seek permanent position.
As this was arranged via hospital, what and where do we go !
Never thought I would feel like this!! And this is suppose to be respite!