Mum has been in a care home since February. It’s a got an outstanding CQC rating but I sometimes feel mum gets ‘lost’ because she is very eloquent and other residents have more complex or obvious needs.
The biggest problem is with washing. She gets up early and gets dressed. I am not sure she washes herself or cleans her teeth. She has had two showers since February both times with lots of cajoling by care staff. I manged to get her hair washed twice. I just feel the care staff don’t try hard enough with her and assume she washes and leave her to her own devices. As she is on an EMI unit I find this worrying.
I have to keep asking for towels to be put in her bathroom - indicative of a lack of attention to detail. I have raised this at her 6 week review and things improved slightly but have slipped back. She has not had any UTIs but I feel she smells sligly and looks unkempt.
Mum has always been intensely private and has always been good at denying problems which the dementia has exacerbated.
The carers are nice but always busy.
I have cultivated good relationships with the staff and management but worry that I am viewed as a over protective daughter. Couldn’t care less about that if it helps mum but don’t want it to be an issue.
Is it an issue?
The biggest problem is with washing. She gets up early and gets dressed. I am not sure she washes herself or cleans her teeth. She has had two showers since February both times with lots of cajoling by care staff. I manged to get her hair washed twice. I just feel the care staff don’t try hard enough with her and assume she washes and leave her to her own devices. As she is on an EMI unit I find this worrying.
I have to keep asking for towels to be put in her bathroom - indicative of a lack of attention to detail. I have raised this at her 6 week review and things improved slightly but have slipped back. She has not had any UTIs but I feel she smells sligly and looks unkempt.
Mum has always been intensely private and has always been good at denying problems which the dementia has exacerbated.
The carers are nice but always busy.
I have cultivated good relationships with the staff and management but worry that I am viewed as a over protective daughter. Couldn’t care less about that if it helps mum but don’t want it to be an issue.
Is it an issue?