Mum went in on Friday, seemed keen. But we visited Saturday and Sunday and she was really down. Says the other residents don't talk, they just sit round a tv screen all day - and they do, I have seen it. Not good enough for mum. Problem is, we have looked at 8 homes, and others were worse, and we are in Buxton, Derbyshire, which is noted for its choice of care homes, and we have picked the best we could. We looked closely at another, but rejected it cos the room was out of the way, and we only saw six residents out of 24. I worried where the other 18 were.
What can I do? This home we have picked is the best out of about ten. The three in her home town have no vacancies, two others in the locality had no vacancies, so do I keep looking to find somewhere better? How do I know what is better? (They all sit round t.v screens - what is it with the t.v.?)
What is better? The Home mum is in has trips out every fortnight, hairdresser every week, a part time acitvities co-ordinator starting this week, her bedroom is lovely (we saw some **** bedrooms), but she says the food isn't good, and the staff are not nice. We have spoken to most of the staff in the last week and we found them to be exceptionally nice and caring, and enthusiastic about their job. So why is mum saying they are not nice?
The hospital she was in before she moved to the care home, will keep a bed for her for a fortnight. Do I ask them to take her back? Do I start now to look at Care Homes out of the area (Buxton is ideal for us, 15 minutes drive, on my way to and from work).
Any advice gratefully received.
Magaret
What can I do? This home we have picked is the best out of about ten. The three in her home town have no vacancies, two others in the locality had no vacancies, so do I keep looking to find somewhere better? How do I know what is better? (They all sit round t.v screens - what is it with the t.v.?)
What is better? The Home mum is in has trips out every fortnight, hairdresser every week, a part time acitvities co-ordinator starting this week, her bedroom is lovely (we saw some **** bedrooms), but she says the food isn't good, and the staff are not nice. We have spoken to most of the staff in the last week and we found them to be exceptionally nice and caring, and enthusiastic about their job. So why is mum saying they are not nice?
The hospital she was in before she moved to the care home, will keep a bed for her for a fortnight. Do I ask them to take her back? Do I start now to look at Care Homes out of the area (Buxton is ideal for us, 15 minutes drive, on my way to and from work).
Any advice gratefully received.
Magaret