Hello
I am new to talking point and this is my first post. my mother has dementia and I live in Canada her only living relative. Living so far away, yet having to get daily care and support for her has not been easy, but thanks to her social worker and her housing support officier I have been able ot do a lot over the phone. I was home to the uk in October and plan to go back in May . She has a geriatric assessment in March. The next step will be to take her car away as she should not be driving. She is very resistant to this, but has had some little knocks. Hopefully the assessment will enable me to proceed with this. Two questions. Do you have a forum for relatives who live away and secondly how can I go about taking away the car when the time comes in the easiest poosible way for both of us as I predict arguments, major resistance, anxiety and threats from her. It is a topic that is very touchy right now with friends and neighbours.. everytime the phone rings here in Canada I wonder if she has had a crash. The DVLA cannot do anything until the doctors asessment . Carole
I've moved this to the main forum as Hazel suggested.
Brenda
I am new to talking point and this is my first post. my mother has dementia and I live in Canada her only living relative. Living so far away, yet having to get daily care and support for her has not been easy, but thanks to her social worker and her housing support officier I have been able ot do a lot over the phone. I was home to the uk in October and plan to go back in May . She has a geriatric assessment in March. The next step will be to take her car away as she should not be driving. She is very resistant to this, but has had some little knocks. Hopefully the assessment will enable me to proceed with this. Two questions. Do you have a forum for relatives who live away and secondly how can I go about taking away the car when the time comes in the easiest poosible way for both of us as I predict arguments, major resistance, anxiety and threats from her. It is a topic that is very touchy right now with friends and neighbours.. everytime the phone rings here in Canada I wonder if she has had a crash. The DVLA cannot do anything until the doctors asessment . Carole
I've moved this to the main forum as Hazel suggested.
Brenda
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