I just posted this in reply to another poster but thought I'd ask the question on a new thread.
Quick re-cap: My Mum started off in supported living and after a year moved to EMI nursing as she had a high level of anxiety/paranoia and always wanted someone with her. Now she has been over 6 months in this home and has had some seizures resulting in her being on more medication.
As she is so doped up all the time she no longer has behavioural issues and her mobility is nearly gone. I have discussed moving her. The home is obviously full of quite advanced dementia sufferers and is not always an easy place to visit. I don't think Mum has particularly great bonds with any of the staff, though one woman has befriended her and seems quite attached to her (but don't think that goes both ways).The manager agrees that she would probably be ok in general nursing as her physical needs are now overtaking her dementia. But it's a big upheaval. Though I hate to think of her in an EMI unit if it's not absolutely necessary, I'd hate to move her and it all go wrong. What if they couldn't cope? Has anyone moved parent successfully from EMI to general nursing as they deteriorated physically?
Quick re-cap: My Mum started off in supported living and after a year moved to EMI nursing as she had a high level of anxiety/paranoia and always wanted someone with her. Now she has been over 6 months in this home and has had some seizures resulting in her being on more medication.
As she is so doped up all the time she no longer has behavioural issues and her mobility is nearly gone. I have discussed moving her. The home is obviously full of quite advanced dementia sufferers and is not always an easy place to visit. I don't think Mum has particularly great bonds with any of the staff, though one woman has befriended her and seems quite attached to her (but don't think that goes both ways).The manager agrees that she would probably be ok in general nursing as her physical needs are now overtaking her dementia. But it's a big upheaval. Though I hate to think of her in an EMI unit if it's not absolutely necessary, I'd hate to move her and it all go wrong. What if they couldn't cope? Has anyone moved parent successfully from EMI to general nursing as they deteriorated physically?