It's 36hours into mum's care package and I find myself in a really embarrassing situ.
The girls are putting the full allocation of time on their sheets and getting me to sign them. Yesterday I didn't pay any attention because it was the first day and things were chaotic, but I did notice that they didn't seem to be here long. Because tonight they were 30 minutes late I was aware of the time and when it came to signing the sheets, one girl had put 1hour and the other 50 minutes - this was after 10mins care. I was told that when they are here I can rest or as in the case tonight - make myself some dinner. I haven't eaten since mum arrived yesterday pm because I'm too strung up and was up all night with mum.
I did confront them in a polite manner but I don't want confrontations on top of everything else and I don't want them to take my complaints out on mum. They offered to stay but I felt too uncomfortable and the atmosphere wasn't that great. I'm really upset about this and have thrown my dinner in the bin - can't eat it, stomach is doing cartwheels.
Earlier today one of the carers had had a conversation with me about the 'clock watcher' clients and I don't want to be that but as I haven't got a sitter service yet, this is the only time I can leave mum.
Am I over reacting and should I be bothered about this? Please help - feeling lost and alone.
Mum has got more and more agitated and if I feel so bad because I've given her one of her knock out pills because she was getting so upset about her "lost babies". I swore I'd never give her them.
love ellie
The girls are putting the full allocation of time on their sheets and getting me to sign them. Yesterday I didn't pay any attention because it was the first day and things were chaotic, but I did notice that they didn't seem to be here long. Because tonight they were 30 minutes late I was aware of the time and when it came to signing the sheets, one girl had put 1hour and the other 50 minutes - this was after 10mins care. I was told that when they are here I can rest or as in the case tonight - make myself some dinner. I haven't eaten since mum arrived yesterday pm because I'm too strung up and was up all night with mum.
I did confront them in a polite manner but I don't want confrontations on top of everything else and I don't want them to take my complaints out on mum. They offered to stay but I felt too uncomfortable and the atmosphere wasn't that great. I'm really upset about this and have thrown my dinner in the bin - can't eat it, stomach is doing cartwheels.
Earlier today one of the carers had had a conversation with me about the 'clock watcher' clients and I don't want to be that but as I haven't got a sitter service yet, this is the only time I can leave mum.
Am I over reacting and should I be bothered about this? Please help - feeling lost and alone.
Mum has got more and more agitated and if I feel so bad because I've given her one of her knock out pills because she was getting so upset about her "lost babies". I swore I'd never give her them.
love ellie