Haven't posted on her for a while, mum has been quite stable but has gone downhill recently. Was seen in memory clinic last week and scored 38/100 in the test, she's now been diagnosed with mild to moderate Alzheimer's.
I've had her oral medication provided in dosette boxes and she seems to be coping with prompting. However, she also has eye drops as she lost the vision in her right eye a couple of years ago. The drops are to reduce pressure and keep her pain free, 3 different drops in the am and 2 in the pm. It's become clear she has been putting them in her 'good' eye!! I've left notes (which she hides or screws up), stuck signs to the bathroom mirror, tried getting her to do it while I'm on the phone.... she can't accept that she should be putting them in her blind eye. I am not able to go over and do it myself on a regular basis.
I am just starting to contact local care agencies but a friend, an ex nurse, said this morning that this should be a job for a community or district nurse as it's a medical need with a prescription drug. I phone mum's surgery but her GP says it's a job for carers and I should contact Social Services. We had a SS assessment a few weeks ago and mum was not considered to be in need of help because she can get herself washed/dressed etc and she would have to pay anyway as she has savings.
Is the GP just trying to fob me off or should I pursue this? Anyone have any experience of district nurses or problems with administering eye drops?
Many thanks.
I've had her oral medication provided in dosette boxes and she seems to be coping with prompting. However, she also has eye drops as she lost the vision in her right eye a couple of years ago. The drops are to reduce pressure and keep her pain free, 3 different drops in the am and 2 in the pm. It's become clear she has been putting them in her 'good' eye!! I've left notes (which she hides or screws up), stuck signs to the bathroom mirror, tried getting her to do it while I'm on the phone.... she can't accept that she should be putting them in her blind eye. I am not able to go over and do it myself on a regular basis.
I am just starting to contact local care agencies but a friend, an ex nurse, said this morning that this should be a job for a community or district nurse as it's a medical need with a prescription drug. I phone mum's surgery but her GP says it's a job for carers and I should contact Social Services. We had a SS assessment a few weeks ago and mum was not considered to be in need of help because she can get herself washed/dressed etc and she would have to pay anyway as she has savings.
Is the GP just trying to fob me off or should I pursue this? Anyone have any experience of district nurses or problems with administering eye drops?
Many thanks.