hi.
having previously posted on here about my mam settling into her care home pretty well back in july i just thought id pop in and give a short update.
she's still doing ok, theyve given her a job because she's soooo bored, activities are few and far between, i still dont understand why they have a massive flat screen tv with just the radio playing on it all day instead of some good old films. anyway, mam has a job cleaning in the office and tidying the linen cupboards in the other units and helping to clean the other residents rooms. she's asking why she doesnt get paid, so theyve started to give her a bank statement and some money we had left over from a trip to malta and tell her thats her payslip.
she rarely sleeps and think she's done well if she has 4hours in a row. although i went to visit her on saturday and found her in tears and very scared, she said gunmen were coming from ireland and the staff had said they were leaving because these men were on their way!! it broke my heart to see her so upset so...packed her nightie and brought her home. by the time she'd finished in the shower the gunmen were forgotten, she was all cosy in her pj's and supping on a hot chocolate laced with baileys
she slept for almost 12 hours...woke up a couple of times to get ready for work, i told her it was the middle of the night and she went back to sleep. was a lovely night without all the stress that went with it before she went into the home, i have so much more patience for her now. and although i never wanted her to go into care, i know its the right thing to do.
my short update seems quite long but i wanted to share the story with you
having previously posted on here about my mam settling into her care home pretty well back in july i just thought id pop in and give a short update.
she's still doing ok, theyve given her a job because she's soooo bored, activities are few and far between, i still dont understand why they have a massive flat screen tv with just the radio playing on it all day instead of some good old films. anyway, mam has a job cleaning in the office and tidying the linen cupboards in the other units and helping to clean the other residents rooms. she's asking why she doesnt get paid, so theyve started to give her a bank statement and some money we had left over from a trip to malta and tell her thats her payslip.
she rarely sleeps and think she's done well if she has 4hours in a row. although i went to visit her on saturday and found her in tears and very scared, she said gunmen were coming from ireland and the staff had said they were leaving because these men were on their way!! it broke my heart to see her so upset so...packed her nightie and brought her home. by the time she'd finished in the shower the gunmen were forgotten, she was all cosy in her pj's and supping on a hot chocolate laced with baileys
she slept for almost 12 hours...woke up a couple of times to get ready for work, i told her it was the middle of the night and she went back to sleep. was a lovely night without all the stress that went with it before she went into the home, i have so much more patience for her now. and although i never wanted her to go into care, i know its the right thing to do.my short update seems quite long but i wanted to share the story with you
