Hi All
My brother and I are now on the same page regarding where the care home should be,so that's a huge relief.
However, when viewing care homes and calling them my brother had positive reactions from the care home managers until he mentioned psychosis and the medication that Mum is given.
The council are pushing for Mum to leave the mental clinic but say that Mum doesn't need a nursing home. When the managers looked at Mum's assessment they said their home is not suitable for Mum's requirements and that she does need a nursing home.
We're now stuck. We really don't know what to do. I've mentioned here on TP the traumatic situation we were in with my Dad and I'm terrified about where Mum goes to if the very same council place Mum somewhere like Dad's home.
The Social Care are saying that if we don't find a home they will have no other option than to put Mum temporarily into a home in their council.
We all know that moves can have a negative effect on dementia sufferers.
The council have said all along that the homes in my brother's county will not accept the rate that Mum's home county pay but they didn't give us any names and costs for us to decide on regarding a top-up.
This looks like stalemate with my Mum in the middle and that can't be right.
What can we do?
My brother and I are now on the same page regarding where the care home should be,so that's a huge relief.
However, when viewing care homes and calling them my brother had positive reactions from the care home managers until he mentioned psychosis and the medication that Mum is given.
The council are pushing for Mum to leave the mental clinic but say that Mum doesn't need a nursing home. When the managers looked at Mum's assessment they said their home is not suitable for Mum's requirements and that she does need a nursing home.
We're now stuck. We really don't know what to do. I've mentioned here on TP the traumatic situation we were in with my Dad and I'm terrified about where Mum goes to if the very same council place Mum somewhere like Dad's home.
The Social Care are saying that if we don't find a home they will have no other option than to put Mum temporarily into a home in their council.
We all know that moves can have a negative effect on dementia sufferers.
The council have said all along that the homes in my brother's county will not accept the rate that Mum's home county pay but they didn't give us any names and costs for us to decide on regarding a top-up.
This looks like stalemate with my Mum in the middle and that can't be right.
What can we do?