Hi everyone, I live a couple of hours away from my Mum (I live in Nottingham) and she is in the moderate stage of vascular dementia. She has carers 4 times a day but sadly I think we are approaching the point where she will need a care home soon. She is starting to not know she is in her own home and is very tearful and upset a lot of the time. She doesn't remember the carers have been and is frequently distressed and wanders around at night emptying drawers! We get lots of phone calls, sometimes in the middle of the night but not often.
We tried Sertraline but she reacted badly to it (she is very slight) and we had to stop, so she is very anxious and gets the classic sundowning.
We want to keep her at home for as long as possible, and I think she is still safe at present but want to be ready to move quickly when the time comes. She will be self funding and I am looking for something near where I live in the Mapperley/Sherwood area of Nottingham - if anyone has any experience of good homes in these areas I would be grateful - thanks.
It's very hard to know what to do for the best in these COVID times! I have the discussion with my husband and sister multiple times a day about what to do for the best! I wish there was a magic formula to know when the right time to go into a care home is (if there every is a right time!) Thanks for reading.
We tried Sertraline but she reacted badly to it (she is very slight) and we had to stop, so she is very anxious and gets the classic sundowning.
We want to keep her at home for as long as possible, and I think she is still safe at present but want to be ready to move quickly when the time comes. She will be self funding and I am looking for something near where I live in the Mapperley/Sherwood area of Nottingham - if anyone has any experience of good homes in these areas I would be grateful - thanks.
It's very hard to know what to do for the best in these COVID times! I have the discussion with my husband and sister multiple times a day about what to do for the best! I wish there was a magic formula to know when the right time to go into a care home is (if there every is a right time!) Thanks for reading.