Just wondering what people's views are on this:-
my Mum lives with me, has advanced AD and is very nearly bed bound. In the mornings, a Carer and I wash her, change her etc and then she goes back to sleep until the District Nurse come in to give her an injection and then she goes back to sleep again until lunchtime when I get her up. She is in a hospital bed with the sides up and can't get out and sleeps very soundly. I can't get her out of the house and into the car (I'm in an isolated rural area) without help so am stuck in as well. My head (and the Community Mental Health Nurse) says that It's ok for me to go out and leave her, but my heart (and the District Nurse who looked very po faced when I mentioned it) says no. What do others do?
my Mum lives with me, has advanced AD and is very nearly bed bound. In the mornings, a Carer and I wash her, change her etc and then she goes back to sleep until the District Nurse come in to give her an injection and then she goes back to sleep again until lunchtime when I get her up. She is in a hospital bed with the sides up and can't get out and sleeps very soundly. I can't get her out of the house and into the car (I'm in an isolated rural area) without help so am stuck in as well. My head (and the Community Mental Health Nurse) says that It's ok for me to go out and leave her, but my heart (and the District Nurse who looked very po faced when I mentioned it) says no. What do others do?