My mum has dementia and was admitted to hospital 10 weeks ago with pancreatitis - that cleared up after 3 weeks then mum got several infections and a week ago shingles!! She has complex needs: macular degeneration, mobility problems, incontinence, kidney damage, etc. Since being in hospital she can't seem to weight bear and is generally weaker. Before going into hospital my mum lived in sheltered housing with a care package that includes carers 4 times a day, day centre 3 times a week The hospital social work team wouldn't agree mum going home with an increased care package mainly because of her lack of mobility and and needing two carers to work together, and there only being one carer on site at night and no nursing care. Since then the hospital has struggled to know where to discharge mum to and are now saying 24 hour nursing care in a care home catering for dementia.
I am wondering if instead of her going into a nursing home (I feel like I'm condemning her) I can push for an proper assessment of her needs with a view to her returning to her sheltered accommodation with a revised package that includes visits from a nurse The hospital social work team have NOT met my mum let alone done an assessmentof her needs, they have based their decision on reading her hospital file and talking to ward staff. Also the hospital is in another bigger town 15 miles from my mums home town and the social work team isn't her local one who know her well. They actually say they don't know what provison is available in her locality for her. I wonder if the decision to recommend nursing care is an easier option than trying to come up with a specific individualised package geared to my mums needs
Has anyone any experience of this kind of thing
I am wondering if instead of her going into a nursing home (I feel like I'm condemning her) I can push for an proper assessment of her needs with a view to her returning to her sheltered accommodation with a revised package that includes visits from a nurse The hospital social work team have NOT met my mum let alone done an assessmentof her needs, they have based their decision on reading her hospital file and talking to ward staff. Also the hospital is in another bigger town 15 miles from my mums home town and the social work team isn't her local one who know her well. They actually say they don't know what provison is available in her locality for her. I wonder if the decision to recommend nursing care is an easier option than trying to come up with a specific individualised package geared to my mums needs
Has anyone any experience of this kind of thing