Hello
My mother has Alzheimers / Dementia and lives alone with he little dog. She recently fell and broke her hip and has spent the last 8 weeks in hospital. The hospital care team have now placed a DoLS (Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards ( DoLS)) on my mum and at the moment have not been informed of when she will be discharged.
We have been lucky enough to have a friend that has been able to look after her dog, but now the dog has to leave and we have no where for him to go. We advertised the dog on a reputable pet site and stated we were looking for a good loving home. We vetted all the people that contacted us and think we have found the perfect match.
My question is...... Am I doing the right thing? We haven't been able to see my mum due to that fact that she also developed COVID but when we do call her up she has been asking about her dog.
I feel very guilty, but believe I have to do whats right by not only my mum, but the dog also. My mum has issues walking and has to walk with a frame, she also needs help dressing due to the operation and not the illness. I really believe that she can't look after the dog as she is at a stage where she is having issues looking after herself.
The care team that placed the DoLS said that my mum might have to go in to temporary care while my she gets back on her feet and possibly a home or some kind of care for the elderly. If this was the case the dog wouldnt be able to go anyway.
My greatest fear is that they send my mum home to her house where she will not understand or remember that the dog has gone and she will go looking for the dog at all hours.
Am I doing the right thing ?
My mother has Alzheimers / Dementia and lives alone with he little dog. She recently fell and broke her hip and has spent the last 8 weeks in hospital. The hospital care team have now placed a DoLS (Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards ( DoLS)) on my mum and at the moment have not been informed of when she will be discharged.
We have been lucky enough to have a friend that has been able to look after her dog, but now the dog has to leave and we have no where for him to go. We advertised the dog on a reputable pet site and stated we were looking for a good loving home. We vetted all the people that contacted us and think we have found the perfect match.
My question is...... Am I doing the right thing? We haven't been able to see my mum due to that fact that she also developed COVID but when we do call her up she has been asking about her dog.
I feel very guilty, but believe I have to do whats right by not only my mum, but the dog also. My mum has issues walking and has to walk with a frame, she also needs help dressing due to the operation and not the illness. I really believe that she can't look after the dog as she is at a stage where she is having issues looking after herself.
The care team that placed the DoLS said that my mum might have to go in to temporary care while my she gets back on her feet and possibly a home or some kind of care for the elderly. If this was the case the dog wouldnt be able to go anyway.
My greatest fear is that they send my mum home to her house where she will not understand or remember that the dog has gone and she will go looking for the dog at all hours.
Am I doing the right thing ?