Hi everyone
My mum will now not have a bath unless someone reminds her. She had a bath one day and couldn't get herself out. We told her to have a bath when one of us was around, but because she tells us all the time she can manage things by herslef, stubbornly went ahead and bathed alone.
Anyway now she has frightened herself so much she will not get in the bath at all. Last Saturday we had a huge row, because I wanted her to have a bath (she was looking decidedly unkept and her hair was all flat and dull. Anyway, she did eventually get in the bath (I was outside the bathroom door, sobbing my heart out because I am 49 years old and have never seen my mum in the bath or with no clothes on)
Then I went in and helped her wash and rinse her hair, She was shouting at me "you're killing me, I am going to die, why are you making me have a bath, is it because you are putting me away!!". but we eventually ended up laughing with each other, she looked like a drowned rat, but once she was out (I nearly killed myself hauling her out of the bath, I was as wet as she was) she looked all clean and her hair was all fluffy and sweet smelling and IO think she felt loads better for having a b ath.
Sorry to be so long winded, but the question I want to ask is, does anyone know if there is any financial help we could get to have a walk in shower put in for mum as I think this would be a lot easier for her and she would probably be able to manage this herself. ( and if not by herself then it would be easier for us to help her as we would not have to lift her at all) Mum lives in a council bungalow and has no savings, just her pension and higher rate attendance allowance.
Any help gratefully appreciated.
Maggie
My mum will now not have a bath unless someone reminds her. She had a bath one day and couldn't get herself out. We told her to have a bath when one of us was around, but because she tells us all the time she can manage things by herslef, stubbornly went ahead and bathed alone.
Anyway now she has frightened herself so much she will not get in the bath at all. Last Saturday we had a huge row, because I wanted her to have a bath (she was looking decidedly unkept and her hair was all flat and dull. Anyway, she did eventually get in the bath (I was outside the bathroom door, sobbing my heart out because I am 49 years old and have never seen my mum in the bath or with no clothes on)
Then I went in and helped her wash and rinse her hair, She was shouting at me "you're killing me, I am going to die, why are you making me have a bath, is it because you are putting me away!!". but we eventually ended up laughing with each other, she looked like a drowned rat, but once she was out (I nearly killed myself hauling her out of the bath, I was as wet as she was) she looked all clean and her hair was all fluffy and sweet smelling and IO think she felt loads better for having a b ath.
Sorry to be so long winded, but the question I want to ask is, does anyone know if there is any financial help we could get to have a walk in shower put in for mum as I think this would be a lot easier for her and she would probably be able to manage this herself. ( and if not by herself then it would be easier for us to help her as we would not have to lift her at all) Mum lives in a council bungalow and has no savings, just her pension and higher rate attendance allowance.
Any help gratefully appreciated.
Maggie