here we go again !
Hi All
Thank you for your interest and concern for Mum.
Just to recap, you'll remember in my original post I mentioned about Mum exagerating things for attention....?
I gave the SW all the details about this neighbour and the previous 'goings on', not all of which I can detail on here for fear of this person being identified and me getting into trouble. I told the SW in Mum's exact words what the neighbour had been saying to her.
So SW goes to see Mum 'for a chat'........
Was evrything OK, was she managing alright, was there anything worrying her, who helped with shopping, housework etc?
Everything is fine says Mum, I don't need any help i can do evrything myself!
But who shops for you since you can't get out?
Oh my neighbour ***** does that for me, says Mum.
And is he OK when he's in the house with you, asks SW.
Oh yes, he's a bit of company says Mum.
SW - Your daughter was worried when he said those things ********** to you.
Mum - He was only joking, he said I should get a boyfriend!
and the social worker left it at that and seems to think Mum still has mental capacity to decide.
Apparently Mum is fine, the neighbour isn't a problem, she doesn't want any help from SS with anything and I'm still worried.
Was she making things up for attention, as she had so often done in the past or is she scared to make accusations against the neighbour, thinking that she'll be taken away and put into a res home or has she simply forgotten what was said by the neighbour?
(Mum is being visited by her GP soon for certificate of mental capacity for POA so we should have a more definite idea of her mental state, I hope!).
Seems there's nothing more I can do and as I don't live nearby I can't keep an eye on the neighbour.
Back to square one, as Mum won't even be getting the once a week 'home from hospital' visits soon, so she'll be completely left to the neighbour again.......
Oh dear, oh dear.
Carol