Hi there,
Haven't posted for a while, so a potted history. . .
Dad had stroke in December last year.Mum diagnosed in January last year with Alzheimer's, anxiety and depression. Was sectioned (under Section 2) returned home after three weeks, carers going in three times a
day to help them both. Things deteriorated, Dad ended up in a local care home, admitted to hospital, then discovered lung cancer. He died in May. Mum still has carers going in twice a day to give her meds and prompt
her to eat. She has lost lots of weight. Still lives at home, fiercely independent.
For a while Mum has thought that if she was able to demonstrate to her CPN, Social Worker, carers that she was able to take her tablets on her own (she has them in trays) that she wouldn't need to have the carers come in any more. She is self funding. Obviously the family know that this will never be the case and that she'll need the carers in place until such time that things deteriorate and she needs to move into a care home. But for now we're keen for her to stay at home.
Today she has had a row with the lovely carer saying that she wanted to take her medication on her own now. How can we explain kindly to Mum that this isn't going to happen? Mum is lucky to have family members around her who visit, but other than that she doesn't have a huge social circle and shies away from things like memory cafes and lunch clubs held locally.I try to visit as often as I can, I have a part time job and a family of my own, talk to her on the phone and sort out any problems that arise. I have Power of Attorney for Finance and Health, so keep track of her finances, bills etc.
Thanks
Haven't posted for a while, so a potted history. . .
Dad had stroke in December last year.Mum diagnosed in January last year with Alzheimer's, anxiety and depression. Was sectioned (under Section 2) returned home after three weeks, carers going in three times a
day to help them both. Things deteriorated, Dad ended up in a local care home, admitted to hospital, then discovered lung cancer. He died in May. Mum still has carers going in twice a day to give her meds and prompt
her to eat. She has lost lots of weight. Still lives at home, fiercely independent.
For a while Mum has thought that if she was able to demonstrate to her CPN, Social Worker, carers that she was able to take her tablets on her own (she has them in trays) that she wouldn't need to have the carers come in any more. She is self funding. Obviously the family know that this will never be the case and that she'll need the carers in place until such time that things deteriorate and she needs to move into a care home. But for now we're keen for her to stay at home.
Today she has had a row with the lovely carer saying that she wanted to take her medication on her own now. How can we explain kindly to Mum that this isn't going to happen? Mum is lucky to have family members around her who visit, but other than that she doesn't have a huge social circle and shies away from things like memory cafes and lunch clubs held locally.I try to visit as often as I can, I have a part time job and a family of my own, talk to her on the phone and sort out any problems that arise. I have Power of Attorney for Finance and Health, so keep track of her finances, bills etc.
Thanks