Hi
I wonder if any one has had experience good or bad of 24 hr live in carers at home.
My mother has Alzheimers and is 94 - she was living alone with 4 times a day care which was ok until she had a chest infection and fall 3 weeks ago injuring her arm which has made her much less mobile as she can not stand up without help. She was in hospital for 2 weeks and then we moved her to a nursing home for respite care for her arm to improve. She has a lot of help there and is getting more mobile but we don't feel it is right to leave her there if she improves without trying to get her back home with increased care. I wonder if 24 hour live in care would work for her as she is still independent in many ways. I am worried though that she will not like somone being there all the time as she is always critical of the carers saying they are 'useless' etc. Also, I visit 2 or 3 times a week so it is odd to think someone would be there all the time.
We are in south London if anyone has experience of it in this area.
Thanks
I wonder if any one has had experience good or bad of 24 hr live in carers at home.
My mother has Alzheimers and is 94 - she was living alone with 4 times a day care which was ok until she had a chest infection and fall 3 weeks ago injuring her arm which has made her much less mobile as she can not stand up without help. She was in hospital for 2 weeks and then we moved her to a nursing home for respite care for her arm to improve. She has a lot of help there and is getting more mobile but we don't feel it is right to leave her there if she improves without trying to get her back home with increased care. I wonder if 24 hour live in care would work for her as she is still independent in many ways. I am worried though that she will not like somone being there all the time as she is always critical of the carers saying they are 'useless' etc. Also, I visit 2 or 3 times a week so it is odd to think someone would be there all the time.
We are in south London if anyone has experience of it in this area.
Thanks