Hi,
My aunty is 92 and has just recently fallen. She went to a rehab unit via A&E, where they declared that she does not have capacity and have moved her into a BUPA dementia unit.
The staff are ok but underpaid, under staffed & demoralised. The unit itself is pretty dilapidated, with safety bars falling off the walls in the bathrooms and it does smell strongly.
I want to get her out of there as soon as possible, but we have to apply to COP for deputyship which I'm on with now.
In the meantime, my partner & myself were thinking of looking after her at home. We are both retired paramedics so have plenty of experience medically. Our home isn't ideal as the bathroom is upstairs, but we could manage.
Has anyone any experience of live-in carers? If we could get live in care for at least a few days a week, we could live more normal lives.
Are there any resources to find a good carer?
My aunty is 92 and has just recently fallen. She went to a rehab unit via A&E, where they declared that she does not have capacity and have moved her into a BUPA dementia unit.
The staff are ok but underpaid, under staffed & demoralised. The unit itself is pretty dilapidated, with safety bars falling off the walls in the bathrooms and it does smell strongly.
I want to get her out of there as soon as possible, but we have to apply to COP for deputyship which I'm on with now.
In the meantime, my partner & myself were thinking of looking after her at home. We are both retired paramedics so have plenty of experience medically. Our home isn't ideal as the bathroom is upstairs, but we could manage.
Has anyone any experience of live-in carers? If we could get live in care for at least a few days a week, we could live more normal lives.
Are there any resources to find a good carer?