My Grandmother-in-law moved care homes a few days ago and we were really shocked to discover that during her stay at the last care home she was prescribed 'tranquilizers', as it was described to my mother-in-law. I phoned up the new care home today for more information and they said it was lorazepam and it was probably prescribed as standard. They said my GIL had probably never even had any, and they only used it to calm residents as a last resort.
To me this sounded very wishy-washy. Having looked on this forum it seems like a standard drug for many, but she wasn't on it 4 weeks ago - why now? I think we should have been informed. My MIL said my GIL seemed extremely dozy on one occasion and didn't know why.
My GIL tends not to get hysterical unless she's in pain or can't see her daughter (recent covid problems at the home caused massive issues). It's very worrying not knowing what's going on.
I have to say, I'm glad my MIL got Essential Carer status because I'm not sure the last care home was really giving her the care she needed. I don't mean they were terrible people, but more they were unable to cope with 57 residents and so missed little things that had big consequences. I wouldn't put it past them to administer drugs before trying to use patience and words to calm her.
I really hope this new home is better. I am now very suspicious of care home management because of the bad experiences from the last one. So any experiences people can share would be most welcome.
To me this sounded very wishy-washy. Having looked on this forum it seems like a standard drug for many, but she wasn't on it 4 weeks ago - why now? I think we should have been informed. My MIL said my GIL seemed extremely dozy on one occasion and didn't know why.
My GIL tends not to get hysterical unless she's in pain or can't see her daughter (recent covid problems at the home caused massive issues). It's very worrying not knowing what's going on.
I have to say, I'm glad my MIL got Essential Carer status because I'm not sure the last care home was really giving her the care she needed. I don't mean they were terrible people, but more they were unable to cope with 57 residents and so missed little things that had big consequences. I wouldn't put it past them to administer drugs before trying to use patience and words to calm her.
I really hope this new home is better. I am now very suspicious of care home management because of the bad experiences from the last one. So any experiences people can share would be most welcome.