The care home phoned to tell me Mum had a fall in the dining room Apparently she's ok but has a bruise on her face. She's usually pretty steady on her feet so goodness knows what happened. I'm assuming someone saw it as there always seem to be carers & kitchen staff in there or passing through.
It's not been a very good week really. When I went to see Mum on Tuesday she was asleep in a chair in her room. She woke a couple of times and realised I was there then just went back to sleep. I was worried about her & asked one of the carers if Mum had a bad night. She was new & didn't know so got the nurse to come and talk to me. Apparently Mum gets very anxious at night and doesn't sleep very well. After a few bad nights she sleeps most of the day. She's on half a Lorazepam at night for her anxiety & another half in the morning if they think she needs it but it doesn't seem to be helping at the moment. He said Mum was due to see the GP when he visited on Thursday about her anxiety.
When the GP saw her he discovered she has cellulitis again so she is on antibiotics for that. She is now on anti-histamines in the hope that will stop her swollen legs itching as she scratches them & makes them 'weep'. She had both legs bandaged when I saw her on Tuesday.
Mum's anxiety is worrying. I wish it was easier for me to get to see her but it takes me around 3 hours to get there by public transport. By car it's about 50 minutes but I don't drive & don't have anyone who could take me. Months ago I wanted to move Mum nearer to me but one of my brothers wanted her to move near them. By the time we got POA through she'd settled in her current care home and as we're happy with their care it seemed best to leave her there. Now I keep wondering if she would be less anxious if I could spend more time with her.
It's not been a very good week really. When I went to see Mum on Tuesday she was asleep in a chair in her room. She woke a couple of times and realised I was there then just went back to sleep. I was worried about her & asked one of the carers if Mum had a bad night. She was new & didn't know so got the nurse to come and talk to me. Apparently Mum gets very anxious at night and doesn't sleep very well. After a few bad nights she sleeps most of the day. She's on half a Lorazepam at night for her anxiety & another half in the morning if they think she needs it but it doesn't seem to be helping at the moment. He said Mum was due to see the GP when he visited on Thursday about her anxiety.
When the GP saw her he discovered she has cellulitis again so she is on antibiotics for that. She is now on anti-histamines in the hope that will stop her swollen legs itching as she scratches them & makes them 'weep'. She had both legs bandaged when I saw her on Tuesday.
Mum's anxiety is worrying. I wish it was easier for me to get to see her but it takes me around 3 hours to get there by public transport. By car it's about 50 minutes but I don't drive & don't have anyone who could take me. Months ago I wanted to move Mum nearer to me but one of my brothers wanted her to move near them. By the time we got POA through she'd settled in her current care home and as we're happy with their care it seemed best to leave her there. Now I keep wondering if she would be less anxious if I could spend more time with her.