Mum has now been in her care home for a year, and I haven't seen her since the middle of March. The home update their Facebook page quite often and there have been one or two pictures of mum. She certainly looked like she could do with a hair wash in one, but apart from that fine. The home emailed last week to ask if I wanted to do a skype call but I decided what with my hearing and mum's eyesight the whole thing might be a bit fraught. I've been keeping in touch by sending in flowers, cards and photos, but it seems a bit remote. As they've had cases of Covid-19 I guess it could be a while before they'll be open to visitors again. As mum was declining quite rapidly before lockdown, I expect to see big changes when I do go in.
For those that have been following the saga of my brother, he has managed to stay out of hospital since mid January, and is very slowly putting on weight. He is still very frail, and spending a lot of time in bed. Fortunately is sense of humour is still intact, so he's making us all laugh when we meet up on zoom.