Hi
I’m wondering if anyone can advise please. My mum has recently been in hospital as her knees flared up with what we thought was arthritis. But the hospital said it was gout? Unknown to us that it was gout. She needed assistance to mobilise once the pain was under control. She’s now 9 days later walking with a frame and assistance 1 person for safety.
She has dementia also, she can hold a conversation but gets very anxious about living alone with care. Sometimes think’s people are in the room that are not.
She with guidance use the toilet but needs some assistance as she gets confused and also is unsure what to do with the loo roll after use! She gets words mixed up. She had 2 falls within the last year. I’ve just given a few examples of where she is at with dementia/Alzheimer’s.
The hospital is sending her with the family in agreement to a residential care home, I chose it out of a bad list of others and it seems very nice with good reports and reviews. I did view also.
The only thing I have just noticed is it doesn’t offer nursing care but it does offer dementia care.
I really don’t want her to be passed pillar to post as she is 92, the least disruptive moving intended. Am I doing the right thing if the residential care home is not nursing also? I’m not sure when the person is to need nursing care with this condition? She sometimes in the hospital talks out loud about other people for example ‘look at that man’s big tummy’ when it’s a lady. I am just concerned would the home management see this as upsetting the other residents? As it’s stated can be asked to leave if upsetting the other residents.
Otherwise she’s very friendly.
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I’m wondering if anyone can advise please. My mum has recently been in hospital as her knees flared up with what we thought was arthritis. But the hospital said it was gout? Unknown to us that it was gout. She needed assistance to mobilise once the pain was under control. She’s now 9 days later walking with a frame and assistance 1 person for safety.
She has dementia also, she can hold a conversation but gets very anxious about living alone with care. Sometimes think’s people are in the room that are not.
She with guidance use the toilet but needs some assistance as she gets confused and also is unsure what to do with the loo roll after use! She gets words mixed up. She had 2 falls within the last year. I’ve just given a few examples of where she is at with dementia/Alzheimer’s.
The hospital is sending her with the family in agreement to a residential care home, I chose it out of a bad list of others and it seems very nice with good reports and reviews. I did view also.
The only thing I have just noticed is it doesn’t offer nursing care but it does offer dementia care.
I really don’t want her to be passed pillar to post as she is 92, the least disruptive moving intended. Am I doing the right thing if the residential care home is not nursing also? I’m not sure when the person is to need nursing care with this condition? She sometimes in the hospital talks out loud about other people for example ‘look at that man’s big tummy’ when it’s a lady. I am just concerned would the home management see this as upsetting the other residents? As it’s stated can be asked to leave if upsetting the other residents.
Otherwise she’s very friendly.
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