I haven’t been on-line much recently – too busy at work and knackered by the time I get home, so consequently have been falling asleep in front of TV at around 7.30pm (I’m sure that’s not normal – I keep promising myself I’ll make an appointment at the Doctors)
Anyway, the reason for my post is my Mum’s Care Home or should I say Mums lack of Care home!
I was in to see her on the Saturday before Xmas and she was complaining about her leg hurting, so on my way out, I mentioned it to the care assistant. She immediately went in to see Mum and when she touched her leg, Mum flinched. The carer said that her lower leg felt really hot and that she would mention it to the senior. They said that they would keep an eye on her, and I left it at that – quite happy that she was in good hands.
Then on Xmas morning, my brother rang to say that he had just been in to see Mum and that she wasn’t feeling too good and her leg was hurting and he had mentioned it to the staff. I told him that the staff should already know after my conversation 2 days earlier, but he said it didn’t sound as though they had known about it.
So I put on my angry hat (Xmas morning – bah humbug and all!!) and went down to the home at 11.45am to find 5 members of staff sat at the desk outside mum’s room. Mum was asleep on the bed, so I just asked them how Mum was – they said she was fine although she had mentioned to my brother about her side hurting. When I told them that I had already mentioned her pain 2 days earlier, they said they knew nothing about it. I asked if my concern shouldn’t have been written down on her file, so they got it out and there was nothing there. I just felt so annoyed that it was Xmas Day and I was having to have a go at them when it was the last thing I wanted to do. But I felt as if they didn’t care about her at all. But surely to work in a Care Home, you have to have a caring nature, and if you don’t then, what the hell are you working there for!!!
Anyway, I woke mum up, and she seemed OK but just didn’t have any interest in Xmas Presents
Then I rang the home on the 27th and spoke to yet another senior to see how mum was. She said she was OK and again when I mentioned that she hadn’t been feeling well, she knew nothing about it! But to give her her due, she apologized that nothing had been registered on Mums file and said that they had just bathed her and she had complained about her leg, so she was going to phone the Doctor to come out to see her.
So am just waiting for them to let me know when the Doctor is able to come out
I know this is a long boring post – I don’t expect any replies – I think I just needed to write it all down to get my annoyance out.
Merry Christmas everyone and all the best for 2007
Libs
Anyway, the reason for my post is my Mum’s Care Home or should I say Mums lack of Care home!
I was in to see her on the Saturday before Xmas and she was complaining about her leg hurting, so on my way out, I mentioned it to the care assistant. She immediately went in to see Mum and when she touched her leg, Mum flinched. The carer said that her lower leg felt really hot and that she would mention it to the senior. They said that they would keep an eye on her, and I left it at that – quite happy that she was in good hands.
Then on Xmas morning, my brother rang to say that he had just been in to see Mum and that she wasn’t feeling too good and her leg was hurting and he had mentioned it to the staff. I told him that the staff should already know after my conversation 2 days earlier, but he said it didn’t sound as though they had known about it.
So I put on my angry hat (Xmas morning – bah humbug and all!!) and went down to the home at 11.45am to find 5 members of staff sat at the desk outside mum’s room. Mum was asleep on the bed, so I just asked them how Mum was – they said she was fine although she had mentioned to my brother about her side hurting. When I told them that I had already mentioned her pain 2 days earlier, they said they knew nothing about it. I asked if my concern shouldn’t have been written down on her file, so they got it out and there was nothing there. I just felt so annoyed that it was Xmas Day and I was having to have a go at them when it was the last thing I wanted to do. But I felt as if they didn’t care about her at all. But surely to work in a Care Home, you have to have a caring nature, and if you don’t then, what the hell are you working there for!!!
Anyway, I woke mum up, and she seemed OK but just didn’t have any interest in Xmas Presents
Then I rang the home on the 27th and spoke to yet another senior to see how mum was. She said she was OK and again when I mentioned that she hadn’t been feeling well, she knew nothing about it! But to give her her due, she apologized that nothing had been registered on Mums file and said that they had just bathed her and she had complained about her leg, so she was going to phone the Doctor to come out to see her.
So am just waiting for them to let me know when the Doctor is able to come out
I know this is a long boring post – I don’t expect any replies – I think I just needed to write it all down to get my annoyance out.
Merry Christmas everyone and all the best for 2007
Libs