I have put posts on here previously, about my 88 year old Mum with alzhiemers & double incontinence.
I went into see her this afternoon & was told she was in her room. I went straight there & was no sign of her. I carried onto the day room, where she is usually sitting & the carers said she wasn't in there either. I walked back to her room, in case she had gone there & her room was empty. I told another carer, then a few went looking for her. 15 mins later, a young carer was walking towards me holding my mum's hand. I asked him, where did he find her. He said, she was in one of the other dayrooms & I discovered she was on her own in there.
My mum has been in the nursing home almost 4 years now & I've got to know all the carers & nurses. They all work hard & look after the residents very well. I was just worried as no one seemed to know where my mum was. I talked about it with my husband & he said, they can't watch everyone all the time. After the carer brought my mum to me, I sat in her room with her. She always has a tissue in her hand & I noticed bit of blood on it. I gave her a fresh tissue & put the used one in the bin, Thankfully, her nose was ok & no more blood. She could have knocked herself as she was walking around. Am I worrying unnecessarily?
I went into see her this afternoon & was told she was in her room. I went straight there & was no sign of her. I carried onto the day room, where she is usually sitting & the carers said she wasn't in there either. I walked back to her room, in case she had gone there & her room was empty. I told another carer, then a few went looking for her. 15 mins later, a young carer was walking towards me holding my mum's hand. I asked him, where did he find her. He said, she was in one of the other dayrooms & I discovered she was on her own in there.
My mum has been in the nursing home almost 4 years now & I've got to know all the carers & nurses. They all work hard & look after the residents very well. I was just worried as no one seemed to know where my mum was. I talked about it with my husband & he said, they can't watch everyone all the time. After the carer brought my mum to me, I sat in her room with her. She always has a tissue in her hand & I noticed bit of blood on it. I gave her a fresh tissue & put the used one in the bin, Thankfully, her nose was ok & no more blood. She could have knocked herself as she was walking around. Am I worrying unnecessarily?