How does toileting work in your loved ones care home?
My dads residential care home has 3 staff which IMO just isn’t enough, 2 are carers and 1 is a senior.
If my Dad needs to go to the toilet and 1 of the carers are on their break then Dad has to wait for the carer to return as it takes 2 carers to take him to the toilet due to his lack of mobility and obviously the residents can not be left on their own , however at times they have been . As dad has problems with toileting he becomes very agitated and 20 minutes can feel like an hour, with him trying to stand up on his own etc which means he is in danger of falling. We have mentioned this to the management etc and are constantly told that when a carer goes on their break then a senior should replace them, however the reality is that this never happens as something else always pops up. Is it the norm to have to wait so long to be taken to the toilet in a care home ? I know when dad was in hospital it was much longer
My dads residential care home has 3 staff which IMO just isn’t enough, 2 are carers and 1 is a senior.
If my Dad needs to go to the toilet and 1 of the carers are on their break then Dad has to wait for the carer to return as it takes 2 carers to take him to the toilet due to his lack of mobility and obviously the residents can not be left on their own , however at times they have been . As dad has problems with toileting he becomes very agitated and 20 minutes can feel like an hour, with him trying to stand up on his own etc which means he is in danger of falling. We have mentioned this to the management etc and are constantly told that when a carer goes on their break then a senior should replace them, however the reality is that this never happens as something else always pops up. Is it the norm to have to wait so long to be taken to the toilet in a care home ? I know when dad was in hospital it was much longer