Ive just joined the forum, but ive watched from the sidelines for a while. Our situation is, mum is in a care home with the condition of alzheimers and vascualar dementia which was diaganosed in February 2019. Her condition seems to be a slow moving one mentally, I think partly due to the interaction of family visits and the companionship of her 2 close friends within the home. Her physical condition is much different and the condition has very much affected her ability to walk unaided. My concern at the moment is that, like everyone else, we are in lockdown, so there is no physical contact with mum. We ring her constantly, but this is a challenge because she barely stays on the phone long enough to maintain a proper conversation. What has become more concerning since Monday afternoon, is that every resident has been put into self isolation until further notice, apparently due to new guidelines from gov.uk and I really worry about mum not having any form of brain stimulant or interaction other than the carers bringing her the meals and dealing with her care.
Mum doesnt understand the concept of face time, and can barely operate her mobile phone. Due to 2 broken shoulders in the past 2 years, she doesnt have full use of her arms and can barely hold a pen. Her lack of concentration with regard to book reading is very minimal. If anyone has any suggestions of how we can keep her going, rather than the illness getting complete control of her, due to lack of interaction
Mum doesnt understand the concept of face time, and can barely operate her mobile phone. Due to 2 broken shoulders in the past 2 years, she doesnt have full use of her arms and can barely hold a pen. Her lack of concentration with regard to book reading is very minimal. If anyone has any suggestions of how we can keep her going, rather than the illness getting complete control of her, due to lack of interaction