I to like some other posts NEVER want my Mother be admitted to hospital again , and would do my best to prevent this but this is sometimes impossible . I will always now insist on staying with her , in fact for procedures I just say I AM going in with her , having to keep explaining that she has Dementia in front of her is not acceptable . I think the person with Dementia and their Carers are in a really difficult place without the so called ' caring profession ' giving us more stress . I have worked in care for years and I am disgusted with some of the care I have seen over the years . The good nurses are wonderful and are there but overshadowed by the uncaring ones . To discuss a patient in a negative way in front of them and carers is so bad ! To think threatening to bring Security would lesson the situation is ridiculous .
It's not only people with dementia , the ward my mother was on the care for the other elderly patients the care was not good .
Unfortunately I didn't put an official complaint in we were just shattered and after discharge this didn't ease up . My Mother is still early / middle stage and it was a traumatic time so I can only imagine what it a hospital stay would be like when things are worse
This is a situation that needs sorting .
I think when we saw the Consultant and said we were not happy with Mothers care , we should have been asked if we wished to officially complain .
It's not only people with dementia , the ward my mother was on the care for the other elderly patients the care was not good .
Unfortunately I didn't put an official complaint in we were just shattered and after discharge this didn't ease up . My Mother is still early / middle stage and it was a traumatic time so I can only imagine what it a hospital stay would be like when things are worse
This is a situation that needs sorting .
I think when we saw the Consultant and said we were not happy with Mothers care , we should have been asked if we wished to officially complain .