Mum has had an infected bed sore that seems to have developed into a stage 3 ulcer. The nurses come once a day to change dressings, they're very good and liaise with the doctor. The difficulty now is keeping her upright on the "stand assist" gadget for the dressing change, I think that's what it's called, I only know the French version. She seems to have lost any power in her right hand side, so her hand is constantly falling off the handle and I worry that she's going to slip out of it completely. I also have terrible troubles keeping her upright to get her dressed (sitting on the bed), she leans backwards, forwards, sideways, anywhere but upright.
Does anyone have any tips and/or any prognosis for the ulcer? The nurse says the ulcer is getting better, but it doesn't look much better to me.
I think it's not going to be long until she's permanently bed ridden - in the absence of instructions - how do you feed someone in that position? So many questions!
Does anyone have any tips and/or any prognosis for the ulcer? The nurse says the ulcer is getting better, but it doesn't look much better to me.
I think it's not going to be long until she's permanently bed ridden - in the absence of instructions - how do you feed someone in that position? So many questions!