Help with having home assessments

[misssunshine1]

Hi everyone,

My mum gets very agitated when anyone comes to the house to assess her but we need to get a new care assessment done.

Does anyone have any suggestions how to make this less of a trauma for her? Should we consider not telling her in advance and just let them turn up or will this cause more distress? Any advice appreciated.

 

[Selinacroft]

Do you live there to? If so just say you have invited someone round for coffee- not lieing just not being economical with the truth. If you don't live there , then perhaps meet the lady outside and enter together to do the introduction so your mum doesn't feel threatened. I would avoid mentioning "assessment", or anything like that- just keep it nice and vague.

 

[misssunshine1]

Thank you for your reply.

I don't live there but I could go over when the assessment takes place - I'll suggest this, thank you.