Hi
My mum has recently been moved from hospital into a nursing home because her physical needs could not be met at home.
Since she has arrived there she has been very sleepy so the staff have left her to 'settle in' which is fine and luckily I live really near so can drop in several times a day. However, I was hoping that after the settle in period she would be able to get out of her room into the day room for social,contact. Speaking with the nurse today I realised that because of her hip,injury they are very frightened of letting her sit in a chair because she might fall out and as all the reclining chairs are already allocated she will need to stay in her room.
Now I have had no experience of nursing homes so I do not know how their activities work so could anyone advice me whether activities are restricted to groups,or is there provision for bedridden patients. The carers are very good but can't spend much time with mum and I can't be there all the time so I can see the rest of her life being stuck in front of a TV in her room unless the family buy her a reclining chair to sit in in the day room. I hasten to add that so far I haven't seen any activities taking place but I am reliably informed that they do take place.
I'm finding it hard coming to terms with mum being in a home because I was caring for her at home so,I am trying to keep objective but I can't help feeling I am committing her to a lonely time if she can't get any social contact.
My mum has recently been moved from hospital into a nursing home because her physical needs could not be met at home.
Since she has arrived there she has been very sleepy so the staff have left her to 'settle in' which is fine and luckily I live really near so can drop in several times a day. However, I was hoping that after the settle in period she would be able to get out of her room into the day room for social,contact. Speaking with the nurse today I realised that because of her hip,injury they are very frightened of letting her sit in a chair because she might fall out and as all the reclining chairs are already allocated she will need to stay in her room.
Now I have had no experience of nursing homes so I do not know how their activities work so could anyone advice me whether activities are restricted to groups,or is there provision for bedridden patients. The carers are very good but can't spend much time with mum and I can't be there all the time so I can see the rest of her life being stuck in front of a TV in her room unless the family buy her a reclining chair to sit in in the day room. I hasten to add that so far I haven't seen any activities taking place but I am reliably informed that they do take place.
I'm finding it hard coming to terms with mum being in a home because I was caring for her at home so,I am trying to keep objective but I can't help feeling I am committing her to a lonely time if she can't get any social contact.