Hi,
My mum was diagnosed with mixed dementia around March last year. She was apparently in early stages back then.
A bit of background, my sister never moved out of the family home so naturally has been mums main carer (didn't need much care until recently) I live two buses journeys away with my primary school aged daughter (work from home part time currently) and my partner. (The only driver between us but he works long hours) .
We think the pandemic has made mum worse. She lives for my daughter and missed her greatly the months we kept away as we thought we were protecting mum.
To not write a massive long post. We've been visiting again but keeping visits to the garden or taking her out in the wheelchair with windows down now DD is back in school. Until the last few weeks we didn't really notice how much mum had deteriorated or how much it was affecting my sister coming home from work and then having to look after mum.
We are now trying to work together better as a team.
My sisters contacted the local mental health team who have put her in contact with a social worker. Do social workers only work short hours, only we are struggling to arrange a home visit around work etc. During the current situation is it normal for them to say we both can't attend the home visit?
Will the social worker sort all mums needs or will we need to arrange anything else ourselves?
We are applying for a blue badge for when we take her out and also POA.
Is there anything else we need to do?
For those who look after parents in their own home or your home how do you currently ensure that the risk of contracting covid is low? We are thinking of having mum once a month for a weekend so sister gets a little break but worry that DD could pass something on (No social distancing in school, bubble size is 25 in class and then because two form entry 50 when playing out)
Thanks and sorry for all the questions and sorry if I've posted in the wrong place.
My mum was diagnosed with mixed dementia around March last year. She was apparently in early stages back then.
A bit of background, my sister never moved out of the family home so naturally has been mums main carer (didn't need much care until recently) I live two buses journeys away with my primary school aged daughter (work from home part time currently) and my partner. (The only driver between us but he works long hours) .
We think the pandemic has made mum worse. She lives for my daughter and missed her greatly the months we kept away as we thought we were protecting mum.
To not write a massive long post. We've been visiting again but keeping visits to the garden or taking her out in the wheelchair with windows down now DD is back in school. Until the last few weeks we didn't really notice how much mum had deteriorated or how much it was affecting my sister coming home from work and then having to look after mum.
We are now trying to work together better as a team.
My sisters contacted the local mental health team who have put her in contact with a social worker. Do social workers only work short hours, only we are struggling to arrange a home visit around work etc. During the current situation is it normal for them to say we both can't attend the home visit?
Will the social worker sort all mums needs or will we need to arrange anything else ourselves?
We are applying for a blue badge for when we take her out and also POA.
Is there anything else we need to do?
For those who look after parents in their own home or your home how do you currently ensure that the risk of contracting covid is low? We are thinking of having mum once a month for a weekend so sister gets a little break but worry that DD could pass something on (No social distancing in school, bubble size is 25 in class and then because two form entry 50 when playing out)
Thanks and sorry for all the questions and sorry if I've posted in the wrong place.