I posted on here a few days ago about a care home i had spoken to who were lovely and keen to have mum for respite regularly.
I went and saw it, all fine agreed that they would come and assess mum. They had reserved the room for the first weekend I needed. Then less than 24 hours later they called to say that they had an emergancy full time resident coming in and they were using their respite room for that so wouldn't be able to accomodate that.
I'm going to see another care home now, they will only let me book a full week at a time but are at least saying I could pre book dates. I only hope they actually mean it and don't let the room once respite has been booked like this other one
It is so frustrating, i am desperate to take my children away in the summer. I also have to go away for odd weeks and weekends to work but most care homes won't pre book any respite care they just say if they have space the week before I need it then they'll book it.
How are we supposed to exist like that? We had booked a weekend away last year and ended up in the situation that mum had to travel for an hour to the nearest home with a space, it wasn't great and she got really scared - not having been able to be introduced to it gradually. She fell and broke her femur on the 2nd night when running away from them and that was that, 2 months in hospital and a wrecked break.
So praying that this one works out! The other frustrating thing is that mum really isn't doing well at home and I think she would be happier in a care home, I really want to work towards that with a care home but getting a foot in the door is near improssible
I went and saw it, all fine agreed that they would come and assess mum. They had reserved the room for the first weekend I needed. Then less than 24 hours later they called to say that they had an emergancy full time resident coming in and they were using their respite room for that so wouldn't be able to accomodate that.
I'm going to see another care home now, they will only let me book a full week at a time but are at least saying I could pre book dates. I only hope they actually mean it and don't let the room once respite has been booked like this other one
It is so frustrating, i am desperate to take my children away in the summer. I also have to go away for odd weeks and weekends to work but most care homes won't pre book any respite care they just say if they have space the week before I need it then they'll book it.
How are we supposed to exist like that? We had booked a weekend away last year and ended up in the situation that mum had to travel for an hour to the nearest home with a space, it wasn't great and she got really scared - not having been able to be introduced to it gradually. She fell and broke her femur on the 2nd night when running away from them and that was that, 2 months in hospital and a wrecked break.
So praying that this one works out! The other frustrating thing is that mum really isn't doing well at home and I think she would be happier in a care home, I really want to work towards that with a care home but getting a foot in the door is near improssible