Hello all
My mum is 87 and has recently been diagnosed with dementia. She lives around 70 miles away from me now but as her current care home do not cater for dementia needs, it seemed a good time to bring her near to me.
I have found a gppd home 5 minutes from where I live and will move her a week today. This will give nearly 2 weeks for her settle in before I go on holiday for 7 days. (She has no other family.)
I'd very much welcome advice from people who have done a similar thing and how they managed such a move. How it goes on the day will very much depend on how 'clear' she is at the time and how much she understands about what's happening. The current home have advised me to tell her she's just going for a holiday to see how she likes it.
I plan to take one of my sons with me to move her from her current home and for another son to be at the new home when we arrive.
What I don't want it to look like is that I'm kidnapping her.
All advice/experiences gratefully received.
Thanks in advance.
My mum is 87 and has recently been diagnosed with dementia. She lives around 70 miles away from me now but as her current care home do not cater for dementia needs, it seemed a good time to bring her near to me.
I have found a gppd home 5 minutes from where I live and will move her a week today. This will give nearly 2 weeks for her settle in before I go on holiday for 7 days. (She has no other family.)
I'd very much welcome advice from people who have done a similar thing and how they managed such a move. How it goes on the day will very much depend on how 'clear' she is at the time and how much she understands about what's happening. The current home have advised me to tell her she's just going for a holiday to see how she likes it.
I plan to take one of my sons with me to move her from her current home and for another son to be at the new home when we arrive.
What I don't want it to look like is that I'm kidnapping her.
All advice/experiences gratefully received.
Thanks in advance.