How do I get carers in? My auntie doesn’t want them. Can I insist?
My auntie lives in a small village, where she is supported by neighbourhood friends, who pop in for chats, take her to appointments, sort out minor problems etc. She is a chatty and smiley sort of lady.
However, I know that she is forgetting her meds, forgetting to eat, not washing regularly etc. She explains to everyone her routine (which she has kept to for years) and people accept it. But she has forgotten that in truth she is doing none of it. She has little short term memory, thinks her brother is still alive, that my mother is her mother etc. On the other hand, she knows exactly where every pot and pan in the kitchen is kept, where she keeps different keys and still remembers the pin no for her bank card.
The neighbours are finding that her constant requests and demands are becoming difficult and want me to do something but auntie is telling me with great authority that her friends are delighted to help her!
I understand that a care agency would need her to agree and sign a contract if she still has some capacity, so not sure what I can do (from 100 miles away) Any ideas appreciated.
My auntie lives in a small village, where she is supported by neighbourhood friends, who pop in for chats, take her to appointments, sort out minor problems etc. She is a chatty and smiley sort of lady.
However, I know that she is forgetting her meds, forgetting to eat, not washing regularly etc. She explains to everyone her routine (which she has kept to for years) and people accept it. But she has forgotten that in truth she is doing none of it. She has little short term memory, thinks her brother is still alive, that my mother is her mother etc. On the other hand, she knows exactly where every pot and pan in the kitchen is kept, where she keeps different keys and still remembers the pin no for her bank card.
The neighbours are finding that her constant requests and demands are becoming difficult and want me to do something but auntie is telling me with great authority that her friends are delighted to help her!
I understand that a care agency would need her to agree and sign a contract if she still has some capacity, so not sure what I can do (from 100 miles away) Any ideas appreciated.