Our lovely Mum has Alzheimer’s and 2 weeks ago we had to put her into fabulous care home in Bradford on Avon. We all work full time & have families but Mummy likes trips out everyday which is a struggle for us. To find someone who would take her out for a cuppa once or twice a week would help us enormously, does anyone know of any support we could tap into please?
Need a friend for our mum with Alzheimer’s
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Hi @FBradshaw.....welcome to the forum. AgeUK might be a starting point
https://www.ageuk.org.uk/services/befriending-services/
otherwise is there a local church who might supply a volunteer to take her out? Or maybe you have a Dementia cafe or Lunch Club for Seniors (we used to call them Darby and Joan once upon a time, not sure what the accepted name is nowadays). I'm sure other more knowledgeable people will come along with advice for you soon
https://www.ageuk.org.uk/services/befriending-services/
otherwise is there a local church who might supply a volunteer to take her out? Or maybe you have a Dementia cafe or Lunch Club for Seniors (we used to call them Darby and Joan once upon a time, not sure what the accepted name is nowadays). I'm sure other more knowledgeable people will come along with advice for you soon
Welcome to TP, FBradshaw. My OH lives n her own flat and social services set her up with a befriending scheme where a lady from a care agency takes her out one day a week. That may be a solution for your mum. https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/find-support-near-you should give you some ideas of what is available in the Bradford-on-Avon area.
Others with more experience of care homes will be around to give you better advice, good luck.
Others with more experience of care homes will be around to give you better advice, good luck.
